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Pre-Production Costs Related to Long-Term Supply Agreements (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Apr. 02, 2016 | Mar. 28, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Pre Production Costs Related to Long Term Supply Arrangements [Line Items] |  |  |
Pre-production E&D costs for which reimbursement is contractually guaranteed by the customer | $ 47.1 | $ 49.9 |
Pre-production tooling costs related to customer-owned tools for which reimbursement is contractually guaranteed by the customer | 24.2 | 37.8 |
Cash collected related to E&D and tooling costs | 71.5 | $ 76.3 |
Recoverable customer E&D and tooling | 215.1 |  | $ 215.7
Current |  |  |
Pre Production Costs Related to Long Term Supply Arrangements [Line Items] |  |  |
Recoverable customer E&D and tooling | 162.2 |  | 162.0
Long-term |  |  |
Pre Production Costs Related to Long Term Supply Arrangements [Line Items] |  |  |
Recoverable customer E&D and tooling | $ 52.9 |  | $ 53.7

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