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Insurance Claims (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013 | Sep. 29, 2012 | Sep. 28, 2013 | Sep. 29, 2012 | Jun. 29, 2013 Wynne Arkansas Manufacturing Operation [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Fulton Mississippi Copper Tube Facility [Member]
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from settlement of insurance claim |  |  |  |  | $ 127,300,000 |
Deductible for insurance claim |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |
Pre-tax gain on insurance settlement | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 106,332,000 | $ 1,500,000 | $ 106,300,000 | $ 1,500,000
Gain per diluted share, after tax (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 2.33 |

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- Definition The net amount on a per share basis (to the extent disclosed within this portion of the income statement) by which an insurance settlement exceeds incremental costs incurred from the event causing an interruption of business, plus the insurance award for earnings lost from the event, such as a natural catastrophe, explosion or fire. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The net amount (to the extent disclosed within this portion of the income statement) by which an insurance settlement exceeds incremental costs incurred from the event causing an interruption of business, plus the insurance award for earnings lost from the event, such as a natural catastrophe, explosion or fire. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6365675&loc=d3e16285-107787 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) -Number 01-13 -Paragraph 7 -Subparagraph b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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