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Short-term and Long-term Debt - Narrative (Detail) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Mar. 22, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 20, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($) revision | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($) revision | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt |  |  | $ 164,500,000 |  | $ 164,500,000 |  | $ 433,200,000
Commercial paper outstanding |  |  | 154,000,000 |  | 154,000,000 |  | 151,000,000
Other notes payable |  |  | 10,500,000 |  | 10,500,000 |  | 32,200,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  |  | 0 | $ 0 | 7,800,000 | $ 0 |
Proceeds from sale of unsecured long-term notes |  |  |  |  | $ 395,400,000 | $ 297,800,000 |
Five-year Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity term |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Revolving credit facility, amount available |  |  | 700,000,000 |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |
Revolving credit facility, outstanding amount |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |
Number of allowed revisions to debt ratios | revision |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |
Actual debt-to-capital ratio |  |  | 0.23 |  | 0.23 |  |
Actual debt-to-income ratio |  |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
Five-year Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum limit of required debt-to-capital ratio |  |  | 0.6 |  | 0.6 |  |
Maximum limit of required debt-to-income ratio |  |  | 3.5 |  | 3.5 |  |
Five-year Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum | Material Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum limit of required debt-to-capital ratio |  |  | 0.65 |  | 0.65 |  |
Maximum limit of required debt-to-income ratio |  |  | 3.75 |  | 3.75 |  |
4.25% unsecured notes due 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000
Unsecured notes, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.25%
6.70% unsecured notes due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured notes, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.70%
Unsecured notes |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 200,000,000
2019 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, repurchase amount |  | $ 26,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Payment for debt extinguishment | $ 209,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | $ 7,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
4.10% unsecured notes due 2048 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured notes, interest rate |  | 4.10% | 4.10% |  | 4.10% |  |
Unsecured notes |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  | $ 400,000,000 |  | $ 0
Proceeds from sale of unsecured long-term notes |  | $ 395,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Transaction costs |  | $ 3,500,000 |  |  |  |  |

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