Finance Receivables (Recorded Investment Of Wholesale Finance Receivables By Internal Credit Quality Indicator) (Details) (Wholesale [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 27, 2011
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross	$ 956,322	$ 824,640	$ 959,952
Doubtful [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross	13,108	13,048	20,550
Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross	5,599	5,052	19,510
Special Mention [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross	8,618	14,361	21,069
Medium Risk [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross	6,365	3,032	16,225
Low Risk [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross	$ 922,632	$ 789,147	$ 882,598

- Definition

Reflects the sum of the gross carrying amounts of the various categories of unpaid commercial loans and leases receivable, primarily issued to businesses. Includes: (1) commercial and industrial loans, consisting of general purpose loans to entities involved in producing, transporting, or merchandising products sold in the course of commerce; (2) agricultural loans consisting of borrowings used to finance major equipment and machinery purchases and expenses, livestock or crop production (including fisheries), and to supplement working capital needs of an entity engaged in farming operations; (3) mortgage loans secured by a [legal] security interest in real property [commercial building or business real property]; (4) obligation in the form of [promissory] notes, used for the funding of construction projects; (5) interbank and other loans to financial institutions for the purpose of liquidity management on the part of the borrower; (6) draws against credit facilities provided to companies involved in mortgage banking activities (warehousing); (7) amounts lent to businesses engaged in international activities (trade financing); (8) lease financings; and (9) loans to governmental entities.

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