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LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 15, 2018	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2017	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Apr. 01, 2017	Dec. 28, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 3,500.0			$ 3,500.0
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share		$ 1,000		$ 1,000	$ 1,000					$ 1,000
Equity Units Conversion Rate Number Of Common Stock Shares		0.6272	0.7279	0.7241
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt					$ 17.9	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ (0.1)
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)								$ 0.3
Fair Value Adjustment Of Interest Rate Swap		$ (16.4)			(16.4)
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt		(3.1)	$ (977.5)		(3.1)	(2.5)	(977.5)
Long-Term Debt		3,176.4			3,176.4	3,819.8
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt					990.0
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense		0.9			0.9
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued		1,500.0			1,500.0	750.0
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		3,204.3			3,204.3
Unamortized debt discount		(1.9)			(1.9)
Interest expense					284.3	277.9	222.6
Debt issuance costs					9.1
Repayments of Long-term Debt					1,150.0	977.5	2.8
Deferred (Gain) Loss on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge		(14.5)			(14.5)
Fair Value Adjustment Of Debt		9.0			9.0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		(17.4)			(17.4)
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation, Including Current Maturities		3,179.5			3,179.5	3,822.3
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Treasury Stock Reissued					146.0	38.5	$ 90.8
Commercial Paper Maximum Borrowing Capacity		3,000.0			3,000.0				$ 3,000.0		$ 3,000.0
Commercial Paper Amount Outstanding		335.5			335.5	228.9
Notes Payable due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current maturities		752.3			752.3	$ 751.6
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		754.3			754.3
Unamortized debt discount		(0.2)			(0.2)
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		(1.8)			(1.8)
Notes Payable due 2022 [Member] \| Fixedto Floating Interest Rate Swaps Terminated [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred (Gain) Loss on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge		0.0			0.0
Fair Value Adjustment Of Debt		0.0			0.0
Notes 2 Point 3 Percent Due in 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current maturities		$ 496.5			$ 496.5
Long-term debt, interest rate		3.40%			3.40%
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		$ (2.9)			$ (2.9)
Notes 2 Point 3 Percent Due in 2026 [Member] \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		500.0			500.0
Unamortized debt discount		(0.6)			(0.6)
Deferred (Gain) Loss on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge		0.0			0.0
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment					0.0
Fair Value Adjustment Of Debt		0.0			0.0
Notes 2 Point 45 Percent due 2018 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate			2.45%			2.45%	2.45%
Notes 1 Point 62 Percent due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate						1.62%
Convertible Notes Payable two Point four Five Percent Due Twenty Eighteen [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense							$ 15.5
Notes payable due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current maturities		$ 168.3			$ 168.3	$ 170.4
Long-term debt, interest rate		7.05%			7.05%	7.05%
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		$ 0.0			$ 0.0
Notes payable due 2028 \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair Value Adjustment Of Interest Rate Swap		(9.0)			(9.0)
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		150.0			150.0
Deferred (Gain) Loss on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge		9.3			9.3
Fair Value Adjustment Of Debt		9.0			9.0
Notes 4 Point 25 Percent Due 2028 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate						4.25%
note 4 point [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current maturities		$ 495.8			$ 495.8	$ 495.7
Long-term debt, interest rate		4.25%			4.25%
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		$ (3.9)			$ (3.9)
note 4 point [Domain] \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		500.0			500.0
Unamortized debt discount		(0.3)			(0.3)
Deferred (Gain) Loss on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge		0.0			0.0
Fair Value Adjustment Of Debt		0.0			0.0
Notes 5 Point 20 Percent Due 2040 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current maturities		$ 366.5			$ 366.5	$ 364.9
Long-term debt, interest rate		5.20%			5.20%	5.20%
Unamortized debt discount		$ (0.2)			$ (0.2)
Deferred (Gain) Loss on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge		(30.5)			(30.5)
Fair Value Adjustment Of Debt		0.0			0.0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		(2.8)			(2.8)
Notes 5 Point 20 Percent Due 2040 [Member] \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		400.0			400.0
Notes 4 Point 85 Percent Due 2048 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current maturities		$ 494.1			$ 494.1	$ 494.4
Long-term debt, interest rate		4.85%			4.85%	4.85%
Unamortized debt discount		$ (0.5)			$ (0.5)
Deferred (Gain) Loss on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge		0.0			0.0
Fair Value Adjustment Of Debt		0.0			0.0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		(5.4)			(5.4)
Notes 4 Point 85 Percent Due 2048 [Member] [Member] \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		500.0			500.0
Notes payable due 2052 (junior subordinated)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current maturities		$ 0.0			$ 0.0	$ 731.6
Long-term debt, interest rate		5.75%			5.75%	5.75%							5.75%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 0.0			$ 0.0
Repayments of Long-term Debt					760.5
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		0.0			0.0
Notes payable due 2052 (junior subordinated) \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt discount		0.0			0.0
Notes payable due 2052 (junior subordinated) \| Fixedto Floating Interest Rate Swaps Terminated [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred (Gain) Loss on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge		0.0			0.0
Fair Value Adjustment Of Debt		0.0			0.0
Notes 7 Point 08 Percent due 2053 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt					(3.2)
Long-term debt, including current maturities		$ 0.0			$ 0.0	$ 396.7
Long-term debt, interest rate		7.08%			7.08%	5.75%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 0.0			$ 0.0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		0.0			0.0
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost					7.8
Notes 7 Point 08 Percent due 2053 [Member] [Member] \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt discount		0.0			0.0
Deferred (Gain) Loss on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge		0.0			0.0
Fair Value Adjustment Of Debt		0.0			0.0
Other, payable in varying amounts through 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current maturities		0.0			0.0	$ 7.9
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		0.0			0.0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		$ 0.0			$ 0.0
Other, payable in varying amounts through 2021 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate		0.00%			0.00%	0.00%
Other, payable in varying amounts through 2021 \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate		4.50%			4.50%	4.50%
Other, payable in varying amounts through 2021 \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt discount		$ 0.0			$ 0.0
Other, payable in varying amounts through 2021 \| Fixedto Floating Interest Rate Swaps Terminated [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred (Gain) Loss on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge		0.0			0.0
Fair Value Adjustment Of Debt		$ 0.0			$ 0.0
Notes 3 Point 4 Percent Due in 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate		3.40%			3.40%	3.40%
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		$ (0.6)			$ (0.6)
Notes 3 Point 4 Percent Due in 2021 [Member] \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		400.0			400.0
Unamortized debt discount		(0.1)			(0.1)
Notes 3 Point 4 Percent Due in 2021 [Member] \| Fixedto Floating Interest Rate Swaps Terminated [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred (Gain) Loss on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge		6.7			6.7
Fair Value Adjustment Of Debt		0.0			0.0
Notes payable due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current maturities		406.0			406.0	$ 409.1
Notes 7 Point 05 Percent Due in 2028 [Member] \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt discount		$ 0.0			$ 0.0
Notes paybable due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate		2.90%			2.90%	2.90%
Unamortized debt discount		$ (0.2)			$ (0.2)
Notes Payable Maturities 2028 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		500.0			500.0
Notes Payable Maturities 2048 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		500.0			500.0
Notes 5 Point 75 Percent due 2053 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current maturities												$ 400.0
Long-term debt, interest rate												5.75%
Repayments of Long-term Debt					405.7
Notes 2 Point 3 Percent Due in 2030 [Member] \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 750.0			$ 750.0
Notes 4 Point 0 Percent Due in 2060 [Member] \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate		4.00%			4.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 750.0			$ 750.0
Junior Subordinated Debt [Member] \| Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt					1,487.0
Debt issuance costs					13.4
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	4.304%
5 Year Credit Facility [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity									2,000.0
Committed Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of Credit Facility Foreign Currency Sublimit									653.3
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 521.2			$ 521.2
2018 Credit Agreement [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity									$ 1,000.0
Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time		0.30%			0.30%	0.03%
United States of America, Dollars \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time		2.30%			2.30%
Net Investment Hedging
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial Paper Amount Outstanding		$ 335.5			$ 335.5	$ 228.9
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net					(13.1)	$ (15.4)	$ 4.7
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Notes 7 Point 08 Percent due 2053 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net					$ 4.6