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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details 2) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 01, 2016 | Apr. 02, 2016 | Sep. 26, 2015 | Oct. 01, 2016 | Sep. 26, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value |  | $ 64,100,000 |  |  |  | $ 64,100,000 |  |  | $ 84,900,000
Accumulated Amortization |  | (33,000,000) | [1] |  |  | (33,000,000) | [1] |  | (47,400,000)
Net Carrying Value |  | 31,100,000 |  |  |  | 31,100,000 |  |  | 37,500,000
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross carrying value, Total | [1] | 178,100,000 |  |  |  | 178,100,000 |  |  |
Net Carrying Value, Total |  | 145,100,000 | [1] |  |  | 145,100,000 | [1] |  | 154,200,000
Impairment of intangible assets |  | 0 |  |  | $ 0 | 4,000,000 |  | $ 0 |
Impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
SPX Heat Transfer Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Carrying Value |  | 26,700,000 |  |  |  | 26,700,000 |  |  |
Assets from Continuing Operations and Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Amortization | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (47,400,000)
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross carrying value, Total | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 209,900,000
Net Carrying Value, Total | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 162,500,000
HVAC segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Carrying Value |  | 4,400,000 |  |  |  | 4,400,000 |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | 89,200,000 |  |  |  | 89,200,000 |  |  |
Detection and Measurement segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | 10,200,000 |  |  |  | 10,200,000 |  |  |
Power segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Carrying Value |  | 26,700,000 |  |  |  | 26,700,000 |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | 14,600,000 |  |  |  | 14,600,000 |  |  |
Trademarks with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | [2],[3] | 114,000,000 |  |  |  | 114,000,000 |  |  | 125,000,000
Trademarks with indefinite lives | SPX Heat Transfer Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,500,000
Impairment of intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks with indefinite lives | Assets Held For Sale, Current | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,900,000
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value |  | 25,400,000 |  |  |  | 25,400,000 |  |  | 25,400,000
Accumulated Amortization |  | (10,500,000) |  |  |  | (10,500,000) |  |  | (9,500,000)
Net Carrying Value |  | 14,900,000 |  |  |  | 14,900,000 |  |  | 15,900,000
Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value | [3] | 20,800,000 |  |  |  | 20,800,000 |  |  | 40,700,000
Accumulated Amortization | [3] | (10,100,000) |  |  |  | (10,100,000) |  |  | (25,200,000)
Net Carrying Value | [3] | 10,700,000 |  |  |  | 10,700,000 |  |  | 15,500,000
Technology | Assets Held For Sale, Current | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,400,000
Patents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value |  | 4,600,000 |  |  |  | 4,600,000 |  |  | 4,600,000
Accumulated Amortization |  | (4,600,000) |  |  |  | (4,600,000) |  |  | (4,600,000)
Net Carrying Value |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with determinable lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value |  | 13,300,000 |  |  |  | 13,300,000 |  |  | 14,200,000
Accumulated Amortization |  | (7,800,000) |  |  |  | (7,800,000) |  |  | (8,100,000)
Net Carrying Value |  | $ 5,500,000 |  |  |  | $ 5,500,000 |  |  | $ 6,100,000
[1] | Changes in the gross carrying values of “Other Intangibles, Net” during the nine months ended October 1, 2016 related to the sale of our dry cooling business, the impairment charge related to the Heat Transfer trademarks noted above, and, to a lesser extent, foreign currency translation.
[2] | As noted below, we recorded an impairment charge of $4.0 during the first quarter of 2016 related to the trademarks of our Heat Transfer business.
[3] | The net carrying value at December 31, 2015 includes $2.4 and $5.9 of technology and trademarks, respectively, related to our dry cooling business. As previously noted, the assets and liabilities of the dry cooling business have been classified as “held for sale” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015. See Note 3 for information on the assets and liabilities of the dry cooling business as of December 31, 2015.

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