Advance Payments and Deferred Revenue/Credits (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 29, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Advance payments and deferred revenue/credits summarized
Advance Payments And Deferred Revenue Credits	$ 730.6	$ 1,156.2
B737
Advance payments and deferred revenue/credits summarized
Advance Payments And Deferred Revenue Credits	24.2	32.5
B747
Advance payments and deferred revenue/credits summarized
Advance Payments And Deferred Revenue Credits	0.2	0.7
B787
Advance payments and deferred revenue/credits summarized
Advance Payments And Deferred Revenue Credits	629.5	1,023.3
Airbus - All Platforms
Advance payments and deferred revenue/credits summarized
Advance Payments And Deferred Revenue Credits	32.0	54.9
Gulfstream
Advance payments and deferred revenue/credits summarized
Advance Payments And Deferred Revenue Credits	36.4	37.5
Other Inventory [Member]
Advance payments and deferred revenue/credits summarized
Advance Payments And Deferred Revenue Credits	$ 8.3	$ 7.3