Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2023	Jul. 02, 2022
Income Tax [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	23.00%	23.70%
Minimum
Income Tax [Line Items]
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits	$ 0
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	0
Maximum
Income Tax [Line Items]
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits	500,000
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	$ 700,000

Effective income tax rate on earnings attributable to Snap-on.

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Income Tax [Line Items]

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Amount of decrease reasonably possible in the next twelve months for the unrecognized tax benefit.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (d)(3)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482685/740-10-50-15

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Amount of increase reasonably possible in the next twelve months for the unrecognized tax benefit.

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