Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 03, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Selected Components of Balance Sheet

The following table presents the balance of selected components of Teledyne’s balance sheet (in millions):

		Balance at
Balance sheet items	Balance sheet classification	April 3, 2016		January 3, 2016
Income tax receivable	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	18.3	$	28.8
Deferred compensation assets	Other assets, net	$	47.2	$	47.9
Salaries and wages	Accrued liabilities	$	86.8	$	89.5
Customer deposits and credits	Accrued liabilities	$	48.9	$	37.6
Accrued pension obligation	Other long-term liabilities	$	43.7	$	46.7
Accrued postretirement benefits	Other long-term liabilities	$	9.4	$	9.6
Deferred compensation liabilities	Other long-term liabilities	$	44.5	$	43.9
Deferred tax liabilities	Other long-term liabilities	$	41.2	$	37.9

Company's Product Warranty Reserve

	Three Months
Warranty Reserve (in millions):	2016			2015
Balance at beginning of year	$	17.1		$	18.5
Accruals for product warranties charged to expense	1.9			1.5
Cost of product warranty claims	(1.6		)	(2.1		)
Balance at end of period	$	17.4		$	17.9