XML 70 R58.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.10.0.1

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Segment (Detail) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
December 30, 2017	$ 924.1
Currency translation	(14.3)
Acquisitions and related adjustments	4.1
September 29, 2018	913.9
Commercial & Industrial Group
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
December 30, 2017	298.4
Currency translation	(8.8)
Acquisitions and related adjustments	4.1
September 29, 2018	293.7
Snap-on Tools Group
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
December 30, 2017	12.5
Currency translation	0.0
Acquisitions and related adjustments	0.0
September 29, 2018	12.5
Repair Systems & Information Group
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
December 30, 2017	613.2
Currency translation	(5.5)
Acquisitions and related adjustments	0.0
September 29, 2018	$ 607.7

X

- Definition

Goodwill acquired and related adjustment.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	sna_GoodwillAcquiredAndRelatedAdjustments
Namespace Prefix:	sna_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77989000&loc=SL49117168-202975

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99380562&loc=d3e13770-109266

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_Goodwill
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

X

- Definition

Amount of foreign currency translation gain (loss) which increases (decreases) an asset representing future economic benefits from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (f)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=108376223&loc=d3e13816-109267

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_GoodwillRollForward
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=sna_CommercialAndIndustrialGroupMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=sna_ToolsGroupMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=sna_RepairSystemsAndInformationGroupMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: