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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2018 | Jul. 28, 2017 | May 04, 2017 | Jan. 30, 2017 | Sep. 29, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 30, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 913.9 |  | $ 924.1
Cash purchase price of acquisition, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  | 3.0 | $ 82.9 |
George A. Sturdevant, Inc. (d/b/a Fastorq) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price of acquisition | $ 3.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 2.6 |  |
Torque Control Specialist |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price of acquisition |  | $ 3.6 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 2.0 |  |
Cash purchase price of acquisition, net of cash acquired |  | $ 3.5 |  |  |  |  |
Norbar |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price of acquisition |  |  | $ 71.6 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 25.1 |  |
Cash purchase price of acquisition, net of cash acquired |  |  | $ 69.9 |  |  |  |
BTC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 5.9 |  |
Cash purchase price of acquisition, net of cash acquired |  |  |  | $ 9.2 |  |  |

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