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Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2016 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Senior notes due 2021 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest rate | 4.625% |  |
Debentures due 2023 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest rate | 7.375% |  |
Foreign exchange forward [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional values | $ 248.9 | $ 276.6 | $ 273.5
Foreign exchange option [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional values | 39.3 | 42.7 | 51.0
Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months | (0.1) |  |
Interest rate swap [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional values | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0
Interest rate swap [Member] | Senior notes due 2021 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional values | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0
Interest rate swap [Member] | Debentures due 2023 [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional values | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0
Forward-starting interest rate swap [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional values | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months | (1.1) |  |
Amount of gain (loss) estimated to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to cost of sales or interest expense | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.1
Commodity contracts [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional values | 2.3 | $ 14.3 | $ 10.8
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months | $ (0.1) |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Term of derivative instruments (in months) | 1 month |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Term of derivative instruments (in months) | 15 months |  |

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- Definition The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35736893&loc=d3e80748-113994 + Details
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- Definition Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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