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Receivables - Rollforward of Allowances for Credit Losses for Finance and Contract Receivables (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2014
Receivables [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Finance receivables, Allowance for doubtful accounts, Beginning of period | $ 34.9 | $ 30.4 | $ 32.7 | $ 27.8
Finance receivables, Provision for bad debt expense | 8.0 | 6.4 | 22.4 | 19.8
Finance receivables, Charge-offs | (7.4) | (6.6) | (22.5) | (20.1)
Finance receivables, Recoveries | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 3.8
Finance receivables, Currency translation | (0.1) | (0.1) | (0.2) |
Finance receivables, Allowance for doubtful accounts, End of period | 36.8 | 31.3 | 36.8 | 31.3
Contract receivables, Allowance for doubtful accounts, Beginning of period | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3
Contract receivables, Provision for bad debt expense | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.8
Contract receivables, Charge-offs | (0.5) | (0.5) | (1.5) | (1.5)
Contract receivables, Recoveries | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3
Contract receivables, Currency translation |  |  | (0.1) |
Contract receivables, Allowance for doubtful accounts, End of period | $ 4.3 | $ 3.9 | $ 4.3 | $ 3.9

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