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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Aggregate Intangible Assets Amortization Expense by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 9,237.5	$ 8,956.7	$ 8,776.1
Amortization of Intangible Assets	187.4	175.3	163.8
Construction and Do It Yourself
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	5,161.8	5,154.3	5,189.7
Amortization of Intangible Assets	73.1	75.5	68.0
Security Segment Business [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	2,080.2	2,122.7	2,132.0
Industrial Segment
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	1,995.5	1,679.7	1,454.4
Amortization of Intangible Assets	69.6	50.7	45.4
Securities Industry [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 44.7	$ 49.1	$ 50.4

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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