SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation Activity) (Details) - Options and SAR's - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Intrinsic Value of Share-Based Incentive Awards Exercised	$ 3.7	$ 0.5
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit from the Exercise of SARs	0.2	(0.1)
Total Fair Value of Share-Based Incentive Awards Vested	$ 0.3	$ 0.4

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Expense (Benefit) Realized from Exercise of Stock Options

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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- Definition

Fair value of options vested. Excludes equity instruments other than options, for example, but not limited to, share units, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock.

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