Document And Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2017	Feb. 23, 2018	Jul. 01, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	REGAL BELOIT CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000082811
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 3.6
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		44,318,825