Finite lived intangible assets foreign currency translation adjustment.

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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Translation and Other Adjustments

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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275

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Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Remaining amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Other Intangible Assets, Customer Relationships) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 27, 2014 Rest of World [Member]	Jun. 27, 2014 PDIC [Member] Trade Names [Member] Rest of World [Member]	Jun. 27, 2014 PDIC [Member] Trade Names [Member] Rest of World [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortized intangible assets	$ 171.7	$ 139.5
Accumulated amortization	(92.5)	(85.8)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1.2)	(1.6)
Amortized intangible assets, net	78.0	52.1
Finite-lived intangible assets, translation and other adjustments			$ 32.2
Definite-lived asset with an estimated remaining life				10 years	10 years