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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Product Warranty Accrual Activity

Snap-on’s product warranty accrual activity for the three month periods ended April 2, 2016, and April 4, 2015, is as follows:

		Three Months Ended
		April 2,				April 4,
(Amounts in millions)		2016				2015
Warranty reserve:
Beginning of year		$	16.4			$	17.3
Additions			3.0				3.7
Usage			(2.9	)			(3.9	)
End of period		$	16.5			$	17.1

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51674963&loc=d3e12565-110249

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