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Pre-Production Costs Related to Long-Term Supply Agreements (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended |
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Jul. 01, 2017 | Jul. 02, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016
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 | $ 137.4 | $ 72.4 |
Pre-production tooling costs related to customer-owned tools for which reimbursement is contractually guaranteed by the customer | 57.6 | 41.6 |
Cash collected related to E&D and tooling costs | 171.0 | $ 127.9 |
Recoverable customer E&D and tooling | 250.3 |  | $ 229.3
Current |  |  |
Pre Production Costs Related to Long Term Supply Arrangements [Line Items] |  |  |
Recoverable customer E&D and tooling | 190.4 |  | 185.9
Long-term |  |  |
Pre Production Costs Related to Long Term Supply Arrangements [Line Items] |  |  |
Recoverable customer E&D and tooling | $ 59.9 |  | $ 43.4

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