Segment Disclosures - Segment Earnings From Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2016	Mar. 29, 2015
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	$ 232.7	$ 220.3
SG&A Expenses	(218.0)	(208.2)
Earnings from operations	14.7	12.1
Other Expense, Net	0.8	2.5
Earnings before taxes	13.9	9.6
Less: Intersegment
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	(1.1)	(1.1)
SG&A Expenses	1.1	1.1
Earnings from operations	0.0	0.0
Corporate
Earnings from Operations
Earnings from operations	(24.2)	(17.5)
Total Americas Commercial and PT \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	143.7	136.7
SG&A Expenses	(116.6)	(113.5)
Earnings from operations	27.1	23.2
Total EMEA Commercial and PT \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	32.3	33.3
SG&A Expenses	(30.3)	(33.5)
Earnings from operations	2.0	(0.2)
Total APAC Commercial and PT \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	15.5	15.9
SG&A Expenses	(11.1)	(12.1)
Earnings from operations	4.4	3.8
Americas Commercial \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	102.1	97.8
Americas PT \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	41.6	38.9
EMEA Commercial \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	23.6	24.6
EMEA PT \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	8.7	8.7
APAC Commercial \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	13.0	13.0
APAC PT \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	2.5	2.9
OCG \| Reporting Segments
Earnings from Operations
Gross Profit	42.3	35.5
SG&A Expenses	(36.9)	(32.7)
Earnings from operations	$ 5.4	$ 2.8

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