Segment Disclosures - Segment Earnings From Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	$ 228.2	$ 225.4	$ 670.8	$ 675.8
SG&A Expenses	(211.6)	(218.3)	(630.6)	(656.5)
Earnings from operations	16.6	7.1	40.2	19.3
Other Expense, Net	0.0	2.2	3.5	4.2
Earnings before taxes	16.6	4.9	36.7	15.1
Less: Intersegment
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	(1.1)	(1.2)	(3.4)	(3.3)
SG&A Expenses	1.1	1.2	3.4	3.3
Earnings from operations	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Corporate
Earnings from Operations
Earnings from operations	(22.9)	(22.0)	(61.1)	(62.6)
Total Americas Commercial and PT
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	137.6	131.3	412.3	398.4
SG&A Expenses	(113.7)	(110.8)	(339.8)	(332.9)
Earnings from operations	23.9	20.5	72.5	65.5
Total EMEA Commercial and PT \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	37.1	44.5	106.3	134.3
SG&A Expenses	(31.8)	(40.0)	(99.5)	(125.0)
Earnings from operations	5.3	4.5	6.8	9.3
Total APAC Commercial and PT \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	13.2	15.0	43.0	45.1
SG&A Expenses	(11.1)	(14.5)	(35.5)	(44.6)
Earnings from operations	2.1	0.5	7.5	0.5
Americas Commercial \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	96.6	91.7	290.3	280.0
Americas PT \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	41.0	39.6	122.0	118.4
EMEA Commercial \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	27.7	33.6	79.1	101.0
EMEA PT \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	9.4	10.9	27.2	33.3
APAC Commercial \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	10.7	11.7	34.9	35.7
APAC PT \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	2.5	3.3	8.1	9.4
OCG \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	41.4	35.8	112.6	101.3
SG&A Expenses	(33.2)	(32.2)	(98.1)	(94.7)
Earnings from operations	$ 8.2	$ 3.6	$ 14.5	$ 6.6

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