Corrections to Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Statements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2012	Jun. 29, 2012	Sep. 28, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Short-term Intercompany and Current Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Long-term Intercompany and Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Short-term Intercompany and Current Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Long-term Intercompany and Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Equity [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Issuer [Member] | Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Issuer [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Issuer [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0.5	96.9	119.5	23.9	(12.1)
Issuer [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	(0.5)	(96.9)	(119.5)	(23.9)	12.1
Issuer [Member] | Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Issuer [Member] | Short-term Intercompany and Current Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Issuer [Member] | Long-term Intercompany and Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Issuer [Member] | Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Issuer [Member] | Short-term Intercompany and Current Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Issuer [Member] | Long-term Intercompany and Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Issuer [Member] | Equity [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
SCI LLC [Member] | Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
SCI LLC [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	6.6	(103.5)	(220.7)	(35.5)
SCI LLC [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	(7.9)	234.5	50.0
SCI LLC [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	(6.6)	111.4	(13.8)	(14.5)
SCI LLC [Member] | Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				348.8
SCI LLC [Member] | Short-term Intercompany and Current Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
SCI LLC [Member] | Long-term Intercompany and Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				348.8
SCI LLC [Member] | Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				348.8
SCI LLC [Member] | Short-term Intercompany and Current Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				30.6
SCI LLC [Member] | Long-term Intercompany and Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				318.2
SCI LLC [Member] | Equity [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				54.5
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Short-term Intercompany and Current Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				3.4
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Long-term Intercompany and Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				51.1
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				54.5
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Short-term Intercompany and Current Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Long-term Intercompany and Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				54.5
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Equity [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	110.1	234.5	50.0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	(110.1)	(234.5)	(50.0)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				27.2
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Short-term Intercompany and Current Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				27.2
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Long-term Intercompany and Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				27.2
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Short-term Intercompany and Current Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Long-term Intercompany and Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				27.2
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Equity [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				0
Eliminations [Member] | Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	0	0	0	0
Eliminations [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0	(6.6)	(6.6)	(13.8)	(14.5)
Eliminations [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	(0.5)	(96.9)	(111.6)	(258.4)	(37.9)
Eliminations [Member] | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	0.5	103.5	118.2	272.2	52.4
Eliminations [Member] | Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				(430.5)
Eliminations [Member] | Short-term Intercompany and Current Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				(30.6)
Eliminations [Member] | Long-term Intercompany and Assets [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				(399.9)
Eliminations [Member] | Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				(430.5)
Eliminations [Member] | Short-term Intercompany and Current Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				(30.6)
Eliminations [Member] | Long-term Intercompany and Liabilities [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				(399.9)
Eliminations [Member] | Equity [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount				$ 0