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Restructuring and Other Charges, Net (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Mar. 30, 2014 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Jun. 29, 2014 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Dec. 31, 2013 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Jun. 29, 2014 Severance Europe 2013 Actions	Mar. 30, 2014 Severance Europe 2013 Actions	Jun. 29, 2014 Severance Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Mar. 30, 2014 Severance Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Jun. 29, 2014 Severance Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Dec. 31, 2013 Severance Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Jun. 29, 2014 Legal and consultancy Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Jun. 29, 2014 Legal and consultancy Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Mar. 30, 2014 Asset write-downs Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Jun. 29, 2014 Asset write-downs Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Mar. 30, 2014 Facility exit and other Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions	Jun. 29, 2014 Facility exit and other Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2013 Actions
Restructuring reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period									$ 2.1	$ 2.0
Net pre-tax restructuring charges	2.6	2.0	6.8	4.2	2.1	0.4		4.1	2.1	0.4	2.0	0.1		4.1	0.1		0.2		0.1
Utilization and foreign currency impact									(1.4)	(0.3)
Balance at the ending of the period									2.8	2.1
Summary of total expected, incurred and remaining pre-tax costs
Expected costs							14.7						13.0			1.3		0.2		0.2
Costs incurred	(2.6)	(2.0)	(6.8)	(4.2)	(2.1)	(0.4)		(4.1)	(2.1)	(0.4)	(2.0)	(0.1)		(4.1)	(0.1)		(0.2)		(0.1)
Remaining costs							$ 8.1						$ 6.8			$ 1.2				$ 0.1