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Segments - Net Sales by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 827.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 787.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Financial services revenue	57.4us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue	50.2us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
Total revenues	885.2us-gaap_Revenues	837.7us-gaap_Revenues
Operating earnings	178.2us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	156.1us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense	(13.0)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(13.7)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Other income (expense) - net	(0.7)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	(0.1)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Earnings before income taxes and equity earnings	164.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	142.3us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	948.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember	896.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
Operating earnings	208.0us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember	180.8us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Commercial & Industrial Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	297.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember	290.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember
Operating earnings	44.0us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember	39.1us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Snap-on Tools Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	378.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_ToolsGroupMember	343.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_ToolsGroupMember
Operating earnings	59.8us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_ToolsGroupMember	49.2us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_ToolsGroupMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Repair Systems & Information Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	272.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember	262.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember
Operating earnings	63.9us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember	58.1us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating earnings	40.3us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_FinancialServicesMember	34.4us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_FinancialServicesMember
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	(120.2)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember	(109.4)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating earnings	$ (29.8)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	$ (24.7)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember

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The aggregate financial services revenue and operating interest income earned during the reporting period.

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