Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	$ 1,000,000,000
Credit facility, outstanding	264,500,000	309,400,000
Letter of credit, outstanding	6,600,000
Credit facility, remaining	728,900,000
Credit facility, interest rate assessment	1.00% above LIBOR for long-term borrowings or at the higher of the Prime rate and the Federal Funds Rate.
Credit facility, additional interest rate above LIBOR	1.50%
Credit facility, average interest rate	1.82%
Variable commitment fee	0.25%
Term loan, amount	269,314,000	317,335,000
Indebtedness to EBITDA ratio	3.5
EBITDA to fixed charges ratio	1.25
Percentage of capital stock of the company's foreign subsidiaries used to secure credit facility	65.00%
Houno A/S
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	3,000,000
Credit facility, interest rate assessment	1.25% above Euro LIBOR
Credit facility, outstanding	1,500,000
Term loan, amount	1,500,000
Credit facility, additional interest rate above Euro LIBOR	1.25%
Credit facility, interest rate	2.80%
Term loan, maturity	2013
Term loan, interest rate	4.55%
Giga Grandi Cucine Srl
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	1,600,000
Credit facility, average interest rate	5.20%
Facilities maturity date	April 2015
Armor Inox
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	$ 200,000
Credit facility, average interest rate	1.00%
Credit facility, maturity	April 2015