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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Segment (Detail) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Beginning Balance | $ 790.1
Currency translation | 7.0
Ending Balance | 797.1
Commercial & Industrial Group [Member] |
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Beginning Balance | 253.1
Currency translation | 6.6
Ending Balance | 259.7
Snap-on Tools Group [Member] |
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Beginning Balance | 12.5
Ending Balance | 12.5
Repair Systems & Information Group [Member] |
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Beginning Balance | 524.5
Currency translation | 0.4
Ending Balance | $ 524.9

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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) from foreign currency translation adjustments and purchase accounting adjustments of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 + Details
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