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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Additional Information) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 07, 2013 Swap | Dec. 29, 2012 | Sep. 07, 2013 Maximum [Member] | Sep. 08, 2012 Maximum [Member] | Sep. 07, 2013 Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Sep. 07, 2013 Foreign exchange contracts [Member] | Sep. 08, 2012 Foreign exchange contracts [Member]
Financial Instruments And Derivatives [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of Company's long-term debt, including current maturities | $ 1,142.1 | $ 1,250.0 |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of Company's long-term debt, including current maturities | 1,159.7 | 1,308.9 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative notional amount |  |  |  |  | $ 462.2 | $ 96.0 | $ 83.1
Range of maturities for foreign exchange contracts (days) |  |  | 336 days | 336 days |  |  |
Number of interest rate swap agreement (swaps) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial instrument expiration date | Oct. 06, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |

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