CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions	Common Stock [Member] USD ($)	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] USD ($)	Retained Earnings [Member] USD ($)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] USD ($)	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] USD ($)	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] USD ($)	Number of common shares outstanding [Member]	Total USD ($)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 0.8	$ 521.8	$ 596.2	$ (29.6)	$ 0.2			$ 1,089.4
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011							81.0
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Jones			24.3	12.7				37.9
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests					0.9	0
Acquisition of Brian Atwood intellectual property					0.6	0.6		0.6
Issuance of restricted stock to employees, net of forfeitures (in shares)							2.2
Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of restricted stock		(0.1)	(0.1)					(0.2)
Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of restricted stock (in shares)							0
Amortization of restricted stock		16.4						16.4
Tax effects from vesting of restricted stock		1.6						1.6
Tax effects of expired employee stock options		(1.5)						(1.5)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests					(0.7)			(0.7)
Dividends on common stock ($0.15 per share)			(12.1)					(12.1)
Repurchase of common shares		(16.0)	(18.0)					(34.0)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)							(3.4)
Other			0.2					0.2
Balance at Sep. 29, 2012	0.8	522.2	590.5	(16.9)	1.0	0.6		1,097.6
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2012							79.8
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	0.8	520.8	501.1	(17.9)	0.9	0.6		1,005.7
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012							79.2
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Jones			26.4	1.5				28.8
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests					0.9	0.1
Issuance of restricted stock to employees, net of forfeitures (in shares)							1.9
Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of restricted stock		(1.2)	(1.2)					(2.4)
Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of restricted stock (in shares)							(0.2)
Amortization of restricted stock		19.5						19.5
Tax effects from vesting of restricted stock		(0.5)						(0.5)
Tax effects of cancelled restricted stock		(4.0)						(4.0)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests					(0.8)			(0.8)
Dividends on common stock ($0.15 per share)			(12.0)					(12.0)
Repurchase of common shares		(7.5)	(7.0)					(14.5)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)							(1.1)
Balance at Oct. 05, 2013	$ 0.8	$ 527.1	$ 507.3	$ (16.4)	$ 1.0	$ 0.7		$ 1,019.8
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 05, 2013							79.8