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Postretirement Health Care Plans - Net Periodic Postretirement Health Care Cost (Detail) - Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016
Postretirement Health Care Plans [Line Items]
Interest cost	$ 0.5	$ 0.6	$ 1.5	$ 1.7
Expected return on plan assets	(0.2)	(0.3)	(0.6)	(0.7)
Amortization of unrecognized gain	(0.1)		(0.2)
Net periodic pension cost	$ 0.2	$ 0.3	$ 0.7	$ 1.0

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Defined benefit plan, amortization of unrecognized gains (losses)

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Postretirement Health Care Plans [Line Items]

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Amount of expected return (loss) recognized in net periodic benefit (cost) credit, calculated based on expected long-term rate of return and market-related value of plan assets of defined benefit plan.

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