Cumulative non-forefeitable interes in EIP shares based on service conditions

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Incremental non-forfeitable interest in EIP shares based on service condition

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Requisite service period for EIP shares

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This element represents nonvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid). Basic and dilutive earnings per share are generally disclosed for such shares using the two-class method.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 128

-Paragraph 61

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)

-Number 03-6

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-Publisher FASB

-Name FASB Staff Position (FSP)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 128

-Paragraph 60

-Subparagraph a

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock options, amortization of restricted stock, and adjustment for officers compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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Description of award terms as to how many shares or portion of an award are no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, thereby giving the employee the legal right to convert the award to shares, to sell the shares, and be entitled to the cash proceeds of such sale. For example, vesting may be expressed as being 25 percent of the shares under option on each anniversary of the grant date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 123R

-Paragraph A240

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Stock Compensation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Stock Compensation (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 29, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 29, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Company recognized total stock compensation expense, net of forfeitures	$ 3.4	$ 1.9	$ 8.6	$ 23.5
Income allocated to participating securities, shares	2.3	2.3	2.4	1.8
Charged directly to cost of sales [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Company recognized total stock compensation expense, net of forfeitures		0.3	0.1	17.6
Selling General And Administrative Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Company recognized total stock compensation expense, net of forfeitures	3.4	1.5	8.5	5.6
Inventory [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Company recognized total stock compensation expense, net of forfeitures		$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.3
Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual vesting percentage			33%
Executive Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cumulative Non-Forefeitable Interest in EIP Shares	100%		100%
Incremental Non-Forfeitable Interest in EIP Shares	20%		20%
Income allocated to participating securities, shares			43,971
Requisite Service Period for EIP Shares	5		5