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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 04, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of potential cash obligations associated with recourse arrangements | The potential cash obligations associated with these customer financing arrangements as of July 4, 2015, December 31, 2014 and June 28, 2014 were:
| Single Year Obligation |  | Maximum Obligation
(in millions) | July 4, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | June 28, 2014 |  | July 4, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | June 28, 2014
Total | $ | 28.9 |  |  | $ | 30.9 |  |  | $ | 33.1 |  |  | $ | 34.2 |  |  | $ | 35.8 |  |  | $ | 36.6 |
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 July 4, 2015, December 31, 2014 and June 28, 2014 were:
| Single Year Obligation |  | Maximum Obligation
(in millions) | July 4, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | June 28, 2014 |  | July 4, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | June 28, 2014
Total | $ | 58.3 |  |  | $ | 56.8 |  |  | $ | 60.4 |  |  | $ | 58.3 |  |  | $ | 56.8 |  |  | $ | 60.4 |
Product warranty liabilities | The following activity related to product warranty liabilities was recorded in Accrued expenses during the six months ended July 4, 2015 and June 28, 2014:
(in millions) | July 4, 2015 |  | June 28, 2014
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 110.6 |  |  | $ | 119.6 |
Payments made | (27.3 | ) |  | (23.7 | )
Provisions/additions for contracts issued/sold | 35.0 |  |  | 31.7 |
Aggregate changes for preexisting warranties | (10.2 | ) |  | (12.7 | )
Foreign currency translation | (1.9 | ) |  | 0.0 |
Balance at end of period | $ | 106.2 |  |  | $ | 114.9 |

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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 -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51674963&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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