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Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventories	$ 29.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	$ 24.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	$ 25.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory
Accruals not currently deductible	72.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReserves	63.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReserves	60.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReserves
Valuation allowance	(1.1)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent	(2.4)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent	(3.7)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent
Total current (included in deferred income tax assets and other accrued liabilities)	100.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent	85.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent	81.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Employee benefits	91.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits	62.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits	108.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits
Net operating losses	53.5sna_DeferredTaxAssetsNetOperatingLossNonCurrent	59.9sna_DeferredTaxAssetsNetOperatingLossNonCurrent	59.2sna_DeferredTaxAssetsNetOperatingLossNonCurrent
Depreciation and amortization	(191.2)sna_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDepreciationAndAmortization	(180.8)sna_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDepreciationAndAmortization	(161.4)sna_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDepreciationAndAmortization
Valuation allowance	(33.7)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent	(43.0)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent	(40.2)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent
Equity-based compensation	19.6us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	17.6us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	17.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
Other	(5.7)sna_DeferredTaxAssetsLongTermOther	(2.9)sna_DeferredTaxAssetsLongTermOther	0.4sna_DeferredTaxAssetsLongTermOther
Total long term	(66.0)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent	(86.7)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent	(16.8)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
Net deferred income tax asset (liability)	$ 34.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	$ (1.5)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	$ 64.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet

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