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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of all foreign currency derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on foreign currency cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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Aggregate net gain (loss) on all derivative instruments recognized in earnings during the period, before tax effects.

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Aggregate notional amount of all foreign currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges. Notional amount refers to the number of currency units specified in the foreign currency derivative contract.

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Aggregate notional amount of foreign currency exchange rate derivatives. Notional amount refers to the number of currency units specified in the foreign currency derivative contract.

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Derivative Instruments (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Long [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Sell US Dollars and Buy Canadian Dollars [Member] CAD	Mar. 31, 2013 Long [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Sell US Dollars and Buy Great Britain Pounds [Member] GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2013 Long [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Sell Euros and Buy US Dollars [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Long [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Sell Japanese Yen and Buy US Dollars [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Long [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Sell Korean Won and Buy US Dollars [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Short [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Sell US Dollars and Buy Canadian Dollars [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Short [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Sell US Dollars and Buy Great Britain Pounds [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Short [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Sell Euros and Buy US Dollars [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2013 Short [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Sell Japanese Yen and Buy US Dollars [Member] JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2013 Short [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Sell Korean Won and Buy US Dollars [Member] KRW
Derivative Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Amount of foreign currency contract					39.8	£ 3.7	$ 6.7	$ 2.6	$ 0.8	$ 39.0	$ 5.6	€ 5.2	¥ 238.0	843.0
Expected reclassification of gain (loss) over the next 12 months	(0.6)
Amount of foreign currency contract designated as cash flow hedges		61.9
Fair value of foreign currency contract designated as cash flow hedge		(0.4)
Effect of derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges recognized in other income and expense			$ (0.9)	$ 0.4