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Debt	9 Months Ended
Debt	Sep. 28, 2013
Debt [Abstract]
Debt	Note 6 – Debt On September 24, 2013, Mueller-Xingrong entered into a credit agreement (the JV Credit Agreement) with a syndicate of four banks establishing a secured RMB 450 million, or approximately $74.0 million, revolving credit facility with a maturity date of September 24, 2014. The JV Credit Agreement replaced the previous secured RMB 350 million financing agreement that matured during the quarter. Borrowings outstanding under the JV Credit Agreement, which were $32.0 million at September 28, 2013, are secured by the real property and equipment of Mueller-Xingrong and bear interest at the latest base-lending rate published by the People’s Bank of China, which was 5.88 percent at September 28, 2013. The JV Credit Agreement requires lender consent for the payment of dividends.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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