Investments Narrative (Details) (MillerCoors, USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2011	Sep. 25, 2010	Sep. 24, 2011	Sep. 25, 2010	Dec. 25, 2010
MillerCoors
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Sales of beer to MillerCoors	$ 6.2	$ 8.7	$ 23.7	$ 27.9
Purchases of beer from MillerCoors	2.0	2.1	6.7	6.3
Service agreement and other charges to MillerCoors	1.7	1.4	5.1	3.7
Service agreement costs from MillerCoors	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.1
Net receivables due from MillerCoors	$ (0.4)		$ (0.4)		$ 1.3

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