Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012
Net income	$ 39.8	$ 35.6
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign exchange translation adjustment	(18.8)	11.6
Hedge activity and interest rate swap	(0.9)	1.9
Pension and postretirement benefit adjustments	0.2	(0.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(19.5)	13.4
Comprehensive income	20.3	49.0
Less amounts attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax:
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.6	0.1
Foreign exchange translation adjustment	1.0	0
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	1.6	0.1
Comprehensive income attributable to Teledyne	$ 21.9	$ 49.1