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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) [Abstract] |
Schedule of potential amount of collateral required to recourse from third parties | The Company has entered into guarantees of indebtedness of third parties, primarily in connection with customer financing programs. Under these arrangements, the Company has guaranteed customer obligations to the financial institutions in the event of customer default, generally subject to a maximum amount that is less than total obligations outstanding. The Company has also extended guarantees to third parties that have purchased customer receivables from Brunswick and, in certain instances, has guaranteed secured term financing of its customers. Potential payments in connection with these customer financing arrangements generally extend over several years. The potential cash obligations associated with these customer financing arrangements as of October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 were:
|  | Single Year Obligation |  |  | Maximum Obligation |
(in millions) |  | October 1, 2011 |  |  | October 2, 2010 |  |  | October 1, 2011 |  |  | October 2, 2010 |
Marine Engine |  | $ | 6.2 |  |  | $ | 6.2 |  |  | $ | 6.2 |  |  | $ | 6.2 |
Boat |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 2.3 |
Fitness |  |  | 36.4 |  |  |  | 31.6 |  |  |  | 42.0 |  |  |  | 37.0 |
Bowling & Billiards |  |  | 2.9 |  |  |  | 5.7 |  |  |  | 5.3 |  |  |  | 12.6 |
Total |  | $ | 47.8 |  |  | $ | 45.8 |  |  | $ | 55.8 |  |  | $ | 58.1 |
Schedule of potential cash payments to third parties associated with repurchase exposure | The Company has also entered into arrangements with third-party lenders where it has agreed, in the event of a default by the customer, to repurchase from the third-party lender those Brunswick products repossessed from the customer. These arrangements are typically subject to a maximum repurchase amount. The potential cash payments the Company could be required to make to repurchase collateral as of October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 were:
|  | Single Year Obligation |  |  | Maximum Obligation |
(in millions) |  | October 1, 2011 |  |  | October 2, 2010 |  |  | October 1, 2011 |  |  | October 2, 2010 |
Marine Engine |  | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | 2.3 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | 2.3 |
Boat |  |  | 84.9 |  |  |  | 84.4 |  |  |  | 104.9 |  |  |  | 104.4 |
Bowling & Billiards |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Total |  | $ | 87.2 |  |  | $ | 86.8 |  |  | $ | 107.2 |  |  | $ | 106.8 |
Product Warranty Liabilities | The following activity related to product warranty liabilities was recorded in Accrued expenses during the nine months ended October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010:
|  | Nine Months Ended |
(in millions) |  | October 1, 2011 |  |  | October 2, 2010 |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 151.3 |  |  | $ | 139.8 |
Payments made |  |  | (63.7 | ) |  |  | (70.6 | )
Provisions/additions for contracts issued/sold |  |  | 51.8 |  |  |  | 71.8 |
Aggregate changes for preexisting warranties |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | (0.2 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 138.8 |  |  | $ | 140.8 |

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- Definition Provides pertinent information about guarantee obligation related to entity's financial commitments, including (a) the nature of the guarantee; (b) the amount of potential cash payments to third parties associated with financing agreements; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + Details
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- Definition Provides pertinent information about guarantee obligation related to entity's financial commitments, including (a) the nature of the guarantee; (b) the amount of potential cash payments to third parties associated with financing agreements; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + Details
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- Definition The entire disclosure for standard and extended product warranties and other product guarantee contracts, including a tabular reconciliation of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability for the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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