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Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisitions	Note 2: Acquisitions Snap-on acquired a 60% interest in Snap-on Asia Manufacturing (Zhejiang) Co. Ltd. (“Xiaoshan”) (formerly known as Wanda Snap-on (Zhejiang) Co. Ltd.), the company’s tool manufacturing operation in Xiaoshan, China, in 2008. Snap-on acquired the remaining 40% redeemable noncontrolling interest in Xiaoshan in April 2010 for a purchase price of $7.7 million and $0.1 million of transaction costs.

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