ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period			$ 2,325.5
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) before Reclassifications	$ (15.5)	$ 38.3	(53.9)	$ 153.2
Tax Impact	0.9	(5.5)	1.1	(23.5)
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(0.3)	0.3	(12.1)	17.7
Tax Impact	0.0	0.0	3.0	(6.6)
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(14.9)	33.1	(61.9)	140.8
Purchase of Subsidiary Shares from Noncontrolling Interest	(0.8)		(0.8)
Balance, end of period	2,332.5		2,332.5
Total
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(215.6)	(210.4)	(164.0)	(318.1)
Purchase of Subsidiary Shares from Noncontrolling Interest			1.6
Balance, end of period	(228.9)	(177.3)	(228.9)	(177.3)
Hedging Activities
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(0.5)	(1.7)	8.6	(41.1)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) before Reclassifications	4.0	14.3	3.0	61.7
Tax Impact	(0.9)	(5.5)	(0.7)	(23.5)
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(1.3)	(0.3)	(15.0)	15.9
Tax Impact	0.3	0.2	3.7	(6.0)
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	2.1	8.7	(9.0)	48.1
Purchase of Subsidiary Shares from Noncontrolling Interest			0.0
Balance, end of period	1.6	7.0	1.6	7.0
Pension and Post Retirement Benefit Adjustments
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(37.7)	(35.5)	(32.6)	(36.0)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) before Reclassifications	0.0	(0.2)	0.0	(0.5)
Tax Impact	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	1.0	0.6	2.9	1.8
Tax Impact	(0.3)	(0.2)	(0.7)	(0.6)
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0.7	0.2	2.2	0.7
Purchase of Subsidiary Shares from Noncontrolling Interest			0.0
Balance, end of period	(37.0)	(35.3)	(37.0)	(35.3)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(177.4)	(173.2)	(140.0)	(241.0)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) before Reclassifications	(19.5)	24.2	(56.9)	92.0
Tax Impact	1.8	0.0	1.8	0.0
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tax Impact	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(17.7)	24.2	(55.1)	92.0
Purchase of Subsidiary Shares from Noncontrolling Interest			1.6
Balance, end of period	$ (193.5)	$ (149.0)	(193.5)	$ (149.0)
Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 \| Total
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Adoption of Accounting Pronouncement ASU 2018-02			(4.6)
Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 \| Hedging Activities
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Adoption of Accounting Pronouncement ASU 2018-02			2.0
Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 \| Pension and Post Retirement Benefit Adjustments
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Adoption of Accounting Pronouncement ASU 2018-02			(6.6)
Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 \| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Adoption of Accounting Pronouncement ASU 2018-02			$ 0.0

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