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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of potential amount of collateral required to recourse from third parties | The potential cash obligations associated with these customer financing arrangements as of March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011, were:
| Single Year Obligation |  | Maximum Obligation
(in millions) | March 31, 2012 |  | April 2, 2011 |  | March 31, 2012 |  | April 2, 2011
Marine Engine | $ | 7.6 |  |  | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | 7.6 |  |  | $ | 5.9 |
Boat | 2.4 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | 1.9 |
Fitness | 30.9 |  |  | 39.7 |  |  | 36.3 |  |  | 45.3 |
Bowling & Billiards | 1.9 |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | 3.0 |  |  | 9.9 |
Total | $ | 42.8 |  |  | $ | 52.2 |  |  | $ | 49.3 |  |  | $ | 63.0 |
Schedule of potential cash payments to third parties associated with repurchase exposure | The potential cash payments the Company could be required to make to repurchase collateral as of March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011, were:
| Single Year Obligation |  | Maximum Obligation
(in millions) | March 31, 2012 |  | April 2, 2011 |  | March 31, 2012 |  | April 2, 2011
Marine Engine | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 3.0 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 3.0 |
Boat | 85.8 |  |  | 88.6 |  |  | 105.8 |  |  | 108.6 |
Bowling & Billiards | 0.2 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.2 |
Total | $ | 88.0 |  |  | $ | 91.8 |  |  | $ | 108.0 |  |  | $ | 111.8 |
Product Warranty Liabilities | The following activity related to product warranty liabilities was recorded in Accrued expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011:
| Three Months Ended
(in millions) | March 31, 2012 |  | April 2, 2011
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 133.2 |  |  | $ | 151.3 |
Payments made | (15.2 | ) |  | (16.4 | )
Provisions/additions for contracts issued/sold | 17.0 |  |  | 19.8 |
Aggregate changes for preexisting warranties | 0.5 |  |  | (0.1 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 135.5 |  |  | $ | 154.6 |

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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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 8 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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