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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 25, 2017 | Oct. 17, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Oct. 01, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Oct. 01, 2016
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Dividends Declared Per Share |  |  | $ 0.165 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.495 | $ 0.45
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Dividends Declared Per Share |  | $ 0.19 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Brunswick Pension Plan For Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees and the Brunswick Pension Plan For Salaried Employees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Payment for Settlement | $ 132.6 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Brunswick Pension Plan For Hourly Employees and the Brunswick Pension Plan For Hourly Wage Employees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Payment for Settlement | $ 101.7 |  |  |  |  |

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