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Business Combinations, Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions					1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 05, 2020	Aug. 30, 2019	Aug. 01, 2019	Feb. 05, 2019	Jan. 31, 2020	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019	Dec. 29, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired						$ 29.0	$ 483.7
Goodwill						2,091.3		$ 2,050.5
Acquired intangibles, net						$ 408.8		$ 430.8
Oak Gate Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired	$ 28.5
Roper Technologies, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired				$ 224.8
3M Gas and Flame Detection Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired			$ 233.5
Micralyne Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired		$ 26.2
Purchase price adjustment					$ 0.5