Blended federal and state statutory income tax rate.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Tax year being audited in the income tax examination, in CCYY format.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Tax year that remains open to examination under enacted tax laws, in CCYY format.

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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns.

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Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended											1 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 30, 2014 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]	Mar. 30, 2014 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 30, 2014 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 30, 2014 State and local jurisdiction [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 30, 2014 State and local jurisdiction [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 30, 2014 Foreign tax authority [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 30, 2014 Foreign tax authority [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Employer's share of FICA taxes [Member] Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Employer's share of FICA taxes [Member] Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]	Mar. 30, 2014 Employer's share of FICA taxes [Member] Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Other long-term liabilities, net [Member]	Mar. 30, 2014 Employer's share of FICA taxes [Member] Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Subsequent event [Member] Employer's share of FICA taxes [Member] Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Subsequent event [Member] Employer's share of FICA taxes [Member] Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	24.80%	14.10%
Blended federal and state statutory income tax rate	39.00%	38.60%
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 15.1		$ 17.1
Accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions	0.9		2.1
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits, including accrued interest and penalties, that if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate	14.8		17.2
Income tax, year under examination				2011
Tax year open to examination under the statute of limitations					2007	2013	2001	2012	2007	2013
Loss contingency accrual											12.0	5.0
Payroll tax examination, year under examination					2011	2012
FICA tax audit loss contingency, accrual, current														11.0
FICA tax audit loss contingency, accrual, noncurrent													6.0
Payroll tax adjustment																5.0
Payments for other taxes															$ 5.0