Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Apr. 23, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Apr. 04, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		153,725,814
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	SWK
Entity Registrant Name	STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000093556
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-02
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer