The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2012	Apr. 01, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership threshold, investment as equity method	50.00%
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies	$ 0	$ 0.4
Unconsolidated affiliated companies	$ 18.8		$ 18.6
PDTL Trading Company Ltd. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in affiliated companies, less than	49.00%
Colada Continua Chilean, S.A. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in affiliated companies, less than	41.00%
Minuet Realty Corp. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in affiliated companies, less than	40.00%
Nostag GmbH & Co. KG [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in affiliated companies, less than	33.00%
Pakistan Cables Limited [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in affiliated companies, less than	24.60%
Keystone Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in affiliated companies, less than	20.00%
Thai Copper Rod Company Ltd. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in affiliated companies, less than	18.00%