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Pre-Production Costs Related to Long-Term Supply Agreements | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 02, 2016
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Pre-Production Costs Related to Long-Term Supply Agreements | Pre-Production Costs Related to Long-Term Supply Agreements The Company incurs pre-production engineering and development ("E&D") and tooling costs related to the products produced for its customers under long-term supply agreements. The Company expenses all pre-production E&D costs for which reimbursement is not contractually guaranteed by the customer. In addition, the Company expenses all pre-production tooling costs related to customer-owned tools for which reimbursement is not contractually guaranteed by the customer or for which the Company does not have a non-cancelable right to use the tooling. During the first six months of 2016 and 2015, the Company capitalized $72.4 million and $99.5 million, respectively, of pre-production E&D costs for which reimbursement is contractually guaranteed by the customer. During the first six months of 2016 and 2015, the Company also capitalized $41.6 million and $68.2 million, respectively, of pre-production tooling costs related to customer-owned tools for which reimbursement is contractually guaranteed by the customer or for which the Company has a non-cancelable right to use the tooling. These amounts are included in other current and long-term assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the first six months of 2016 and 2015, the Company collected $127.9 million and $142.0 million, respectively, of cash related to E&D and tooling costs. The classification of recoverable customer E&D and tooling costs related to long-term supply agreements is shown below (in millions):
| July 2, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Current | $ | 148.3 |  |  | $ | 162.0 |
Long-term | 54.7 |  |  | 53.7 |
Recoverable customer E&D and tooling | $ | 203.0 |  |  | $ | 215.7 |

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