Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Effect of Cash Flow Hedges Included in AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020	Jul. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recorded in OCI, Cash flow hedges	$ 1.1	$ 0.5	$ (1.2)	$ 9.8
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Earnings	(0.5)	(0.1)	0.0	(2.0)
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Cash Flow Hedge Effectiveness, Net	0.8	0.3	0.9	0.7
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Loss to be Reclassified During Next 12 Months	8.9		8.9
Interest expense, net
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from AOCI into earnings - Foreign currency forward contracts	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gain (Loss) on Components Excluded from Assessment of Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Effectiveness	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized using a systematic and rational amortization approach	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Sales
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from AOCI into earnings - Foreign currency forward contracts	(1.0)	0.3	(1.9)	(0.1)
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized using a systematic and rational amortization approach	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cost of sales
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from AOCI into earnings - Foreign currency forward contracts	0.9	0.1	2.8	(1.0)
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized using a systematic and rational amortization approach	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.7
Interest Rate Swap \| Interest expense, net
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recorded in OCI, Cash flow hedges	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from AOCI into earnings - Interest rate swap agreements	(0.4)	(0.5)	(0.9)	(0.9)
Interest Rate Swap \| Net Sales
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from AOCI into earnings - Interest rate swap agreements	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Interest Rate Swap \| Cost of sales
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from AOCI into earnings - Interest rate swap agreements	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Foreign currency forward contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recorded in OCI, Cash flow hedges	1.1	0.5	(1.2)	9.8
Cross-currency swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recorded in OCI, Net investment hedges	(1.5)	(3.3)	(2.0)	(18.3)
Cross-currency swap \| Interest expense, net
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized using a systematic and rational amortization approach	$ (1.1)	$ 1.8	$ (2.2)	$ 4.6

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