Enviromental Remediation Liability Released to Income

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Percentage of consolidated revenue

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Total costs accrued as of the balance sheet date for environmental loss contingencies.

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Amount of imputed interest necessary to reduce (reconcile) the undiscounted amount of the accrual for environmental loss contingencies to the present value.

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Rate applied to the undiscounted amount of environmental loss contingencies to arrive at the present value recorded as of the balance sheet date.

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Undiscounted amount of the accrual for environmental loss contingencies.

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The aggregate amount disbursed during the reporting period to settle environmental loss contingencies.

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Total anticipated costs associated with remediation, site restoration, postclosure, monitoring commitments, or other exit costs that may occur on the sale, disposal, or abandonment of a particular property resulting from unanticipated contamination of the assets.

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Commitments and Contingencies Textuals (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2014 Moosup [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2014 New Hartford [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2014 Bloomfield [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2014 United Kingdom [Member] GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2011 United Kingdom [Member] GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2008 United Kingdom [Member] GBP (£)	Mar. 28, 2014 Other accruals and payables [Member] Moosup [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2014 Other accruals and payables [Member] Bloomfield [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2014 Other accruals and payables [Member] United Kingdom [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2014 Other Long-Term Liabilities [Member] Bloomfield [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Wichita Matter [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of consolidated revenue											1.00%
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies	$ 4.5	$ 2.2	$ 6.3	£ 0.3			$ 0.2	$ 1.7	$ 0.5	$ 4.6
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Payments	2.5	0.5	7.8	1.1
Site Contingency, Accrual, Discount Amount			10.3
Site Contingency, Accrual, Undiscounted Amount			20.8
Site Contingency, Accrual, Discount Rate			8.00%
Environmental Exit Costs, Anticipated Cost						1.6
Enviromental Remediation Liability Released to Income					£ 0.2