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Receivables - Schedule of Performing and Nonperforming Finance and Contract Receivables (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Apr. 01, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |
Finance Receivables | $ 1,501.5 | $ 1,455.6
Contract Receivables | 381.8 | 378.7
Performing [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |
Finance Receivables | 1,476.6 | 1,430.7
Contract Receivables | 379.5 | 376.7
Nonperforming [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |
Finance Receivables | 24.9 | 24.9
Contract Receivables | $ 2.3 | $ 2.0

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- Definition Notes and loans receivable. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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