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Segments - Assets by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 4,262.4us-gaap_Assets	$ 4,310.1us-gaap_Assets
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	3,928.6us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember	3,944.9us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Commercial & Industrial Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	897.8us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember	939.7us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Snap-on Tools Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	616.9us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_ToolsGroupMember	600.1us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_ToolsGroupMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Repair Systems & Information Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	1,024.2us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember	1,036.8us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	1,389.7us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_FinancialServicesMember	1,368.3us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sna_FinancialServicesMember
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	377.0us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	401.7us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ (43.2)us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember	$ (36.5)us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember

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- Definition

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.18)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 12

-Article 7



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 18

-Article 5

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