MERGER AND ACQUISITIONS - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended									1 Months Ended		10 Months Ended					12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2011 USD ($) Acquisition	Jul. 23, 2012 Infastech USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Powers & Aeroscout USD ($) Acquisition	Dec. 29, 2012 AeroScout USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Powers USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions USD ($) Acquisition	Dec. 31, 2011 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions USD ($) Acquisition	Dec. 29, 2012 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions Other acquisitions USD ($) Acquisition	Dec. 31, 2011 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions Other acquisitions USD ($) Acquisition	Dec. 29, 2012 Lista North America USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Tong Lung USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Tong Lung Subsequent Event USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Niscayah USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Niscayah USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Niscayah SEK	Dec. 31, 2011 Niscayah	Sep. 09, 2011 Niscayah SEK	Jul. 02, 2011 Niscayah	Dec. 29, 2012 Niscayah Trade names	Dec. 29, 2012 Niscayah Customer relationships	Dec. 31, 2011 Info Logix Inc [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Microtec Enterprises Inc [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2011 C R C Evans International [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 The Black & Decker Corporation USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2010 The Black & Decker Corporation USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2011 The Black & Decker Corporation Trade names	Mar. 12, 2010 The Black & Decker Corporation Trade names USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2011 The Black & Decker Corporation Customer relationships	Jan. 01, 2011 The Black & Decker Corporation Purchased Technology And Other Intangible Asset
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, cash paid				$ 850
Number of businesses acquired during the period			10		2			7	9	5	7
Purchase price for acquisitions	707.3	1,179.6	550.3			238.8	220.5	696.0	216.2	236.7	97.4	89.7	102.8	12.0	984.5	995.8							60.0	58.8	451.6
Intangible assets acquired, FAS 141R					185.4																				181.2
Cash and cash equivalents acquired, FAS 141R					7.1
Net assets acquired, excluding goodwill, FAS 141R					297.6																				233.6
Liabilities assumed, FAS 141R					115.1
Goodwill acquired, FAS 141R	7,021.1	6,438.2			283.9																				218.0
Percentage of ownership interest													89.00%					99.00%	95.00%	5.80%
Short-term debt assumed, FAS 141R													20.1
Business acquisitions, price paid for each common shares (SEK per share)																			18
Business acquisition, purchase price of remaining shares																11.3
Business acquisitions, price to be paid for each remaining common shares of the acquired company (SEK per share)																	18
Weighted-average useful lives																					4 years	16 years						14 years		15 years	12 years
Total consideration transferred																											4,656.5
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount																													1,362
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount																										150.4
Pro forma information, revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual	191.6
Pro forma information, earnings of acquiree since acquisition date, actual	$ 5.9