Long-Term Debt (Schedule Of Long-Term-Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 02, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,092.7	$ 1,325.5
Less current maturities	139.9	391.6
Long-term debt	952.8	933.9
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	163.6	136.8
North America [Member] \| 5.75% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value	600.0	600.0
North America [Member] \| Subordinated Convertible Notes Due 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value	429.5	429.5
Debt discount	(258.3)	(259.7)
Total debt	171.2	169.8
North America [Member] \| Senior Floating Rate Notes Due 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value	0.0	125.0
North America [Member] \| Other Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	9.0	9.0
North America [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	133.1
Europe [Member] \| Other Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	10.1	10.5
Europe [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	30.5	0.0
Latin America [Member] \| Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	101.7	238.6
Africa/Asia Pacific [Member] \| Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 37.1	$ 35.8

Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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