Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2024	Jul. 01, 2023
Income Tax [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	22.40%	23.00%
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	900,000
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	$ 900,000

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/otherTransitionRef
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-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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