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Exit and Disposal Activities - Recorded Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs	$ 6.5us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost	$ 6.4us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
Commercial & Industrial Group [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs	1.4us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember	2.9us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember
Snap-on Tools Group [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs		0.5us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_ToolsGroupMember
Repair Systems & Information Group [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs	5.1us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember	2.9us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember
Financial Services [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs		0.1us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_FinancialServicesMember
Cost of Goods Sold [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs	5.7us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = sna_CostOfGoodsSoldMember	4.4us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = sna_CostOfGoodsSoldMember
Cost of Goods Sold [Member] | Commercial & Industrial Group [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs	1.0us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = sna_CostOfGoodsSoldMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember	2.5us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = sna_CostOfGoodsSoldMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember
Cost of Goods Sold [Member] | Snap-on Tools Group [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs		0.2us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = sna_CostOfGoodsSoldMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_ToolsGroupMember
Cost of Goods Sold [Member] | Repair Systems & Information Group [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs	4.7us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = sna_CostOfGoodsSoldMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember	1.7us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = sna_CostOfGoodsSoldMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember
Operating Expenses [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs	0.8us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember	1.9us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember
Operating Expenses [Member] | Commercial & Industrial Group [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs	0.4us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember	0.4us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember
Operating Expenses [Member] | Snap-on Tools Group [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs		0.3us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_ToolsGroupMember
Operating Expenses [Member] | Repair Systems & Information Group [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs	0.4us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember	1.2us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember
Operating Expenses [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and disposal costs		$ 0.1us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_FinancialServicesMember

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- Definition

Discloses the amount charged against the accrued restructuring reserves, or earnings if not previously accrued, during the period for the specified type of restructuring cost.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 420

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 420

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 5

-Section P

-Subsection 3, 4

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