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Segments - Revenue and Long-Lived Assets, Geographic Region (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 3,492.6us-gaap_Revenues	$ 3,237.5us-gaap_Revenues	$ 3,099.2us-gaap_Revenues
Long-lived assets	1,418.5us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets	1,421.8us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
United States [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	2,288.9us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	2,060.2us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	1,930.4us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Long-lived assets	1,042.3us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	1,004.6us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Europe [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	701.9us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember	658.3us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember	649.0us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
All Other [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	501.8us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = sna_OtherCountryMember	519.0us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = sna_OtherCountryMember	519.8us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = sna_OtherCountryMember
Long-lived assets	254.8us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = sna_OtherCountryMember	272.9us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = sna_OtherCountryMember
Sweden [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 121.4us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_SE	$ 144.3us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_SE

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Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 280

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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