DERIVATIVES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument Cash Flow Hedging Foreign Exchange Contract	Dec. 31, 2011 Designated as Hedging Instrument Cash Flow Hedging Foreign Exchange Contract	Dec. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 Foreign Country	Dec. 29, 2012 Mortgage Loans on Real Estate	Mar. 31, 2012 Mortgage Loans on Real Estate	Dec. 29, 2012 Credit Agreement [Member]	Aug. 01, 2012 Pall Corporation [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Percentage of sales generated outside the US										49.40%
Maturity period for foreign currency contracts (in years)		1 year
Designated foreign currency hedge contracts outstanding		$ 133,400,000		$ 133,400,000		$ 162,100,000
Cash Flow Hedge Gain Reclassified to Earnings							2,011,000
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months									94,000
Recognized net losses in earnings on cash flow hedges								(400,000)
Non-designated foreign currency hedge contracts outstanding		68,900,000		68,900,000		45,500,000
Contingent consideration income		0	0	0	(1,580,000)
Contingent consideration payment recorded in selling, general and administrative	700,000
Fair value of real estate mortgage obligation		2,270,000		2,270,000							2,300,000	3,100,000
Face amount of debt														475,000,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis				LIBOR									1-month USD-LIBOR-BBA
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate									0.68%
Derivative, Notional Amount									250,000,000
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net							$ 374,000		$ 576,000
Adjusted Libor Rounding Percentage													0.625%