Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Change in Accounting Estimate

(dollars in millions)	2016			2015			2014
Percent of revenue - POC Method	30.5		%	31.2		%	28.7		%
Favorable changes in estimate	$	27.7		$	38.6		$	22.9
Unfavorable changes in estimate	(29.6		)	(35.5		)	(25.9		)
Net change - income/(expense)	$	(1.9	)	$	3.1		$	(3.0	)

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment (in millions):	Balance at year-end
	2016			2015
Land	$	37.5		$	32.9
Buildings	204.3			182.0
Equipment and software	567.5			561.2
	809.3			776.1
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(468.5		)	(454.8		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	340.8		$	321.3

Selected Components of Balance Sheet

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

Balance sheet items	Balance sheet location	January 1, 2017		January 3, 2016
Income tax receivable	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	5.4	$	28.8
Deferred compensation assets	Other assets long-term	$	48.5	$	47.9
Salaries and wages	Accrued liabilities	$	90.1	$	89.5
Customer related accruals, deposits and credits	Accrued liabilities	$	72.4	$	47.9
Product warranty reserves	Accrued liabilities	$	12.5	$	14.0
Accrued pension obligation	Other long-term liabilities	$	44.0	$	46.7
Accrued postretirement benefits	Other long-term liabilities	$	8.7	$	9.6
Deferred tax liabilities	Other long-term liabilities	$	26.8	$	37.9
Deferred compensation liabilities	Other long-term liabilities	$	47.4	$	43.9