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Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Apr. 04, 2015
Jan. 03, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt fair value adjustment $ 14,000,000swk_FairValueAdjustmentOfDebt  
Commercial paper borrowings outstanding 585,200,000swk_CommercialPaperAmountOutstanding 0swk_CommercialPaperAmountOutstanding
Commercial paper borrowings capacity 2,000,000,000swk_CommercialPaperMaximumBorrowingCapacity  
Notes payable due 2021    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized gain on terminated swap 1,500,000swk_FairValueAdjustmentOfInterestRateSwap
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_NotesPayableMaturities2021Member
 
Stated interest rate 3.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_NotesPayableMaturities2021Member
 
Notes payable due 2021 | Fixed-to-Floating Interest Rate Swaps Terminated    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized gain on terminated swap 12,300,000swk_FairValueAdjustmentOfInterestRateSwap
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swk_FixedtoFloatingInterestRateSwapsTerminatedMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_NotesPayableMaturities2021Member
 
Notes payable due 2021 | Fixed to Floating Interest Rate Swap    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, face amount 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swk_FixedToFloatingInterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_NotesPayableMaturities2021Member
 
Unamortized gain on terminated swap 300,000swk_FairValueAdjustmentOfInterestRateSwap
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swk_FixedToFloatingInterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_NotesPayableMaturities2021Member
 
Notes Payable due 2022 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt 754,300,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_NotesPayableDue2022Member
 
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount 500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_NotesPayableDue2022Member
 
Notes payable due 2028    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Stated interest rate 7.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes7Point05PercentDue2028Member
 
Notes payable due 2028 | Fixed to Floating Interest Rate Swap    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, face amount 150,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swk_FixedToFloatingInterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes7Point05PercentDue2028Member
 
Unamortized gain on terminated swap 6,200,000swk_FairValueAdjustmentOfInterestRateSwap
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swk_FixedToFloatingInterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes7Point05PercentDue2028Member
 
Notes payable due 2040    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized gain on terminated swap 300,000swk_FairValueAdjustmentOfInterestRateSwap
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes5Point20PercentDue2040Member
 
Long-term Debt 37,300,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes5Point20PercentDue2040Member
 
Stated interest rate 5.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes5Point20PercentDue2040Member
 
Notes payable due 2040 | Fixed to Floating Interest Rate Swap    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, face amount 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swk_FixedToFloatingInterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes5Point20PercentDue2040Member
 
Notes 5 Point 75 Percent due 2053 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt 400,000,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes5Point75Percentdue2053Member
 
Stated interest rate 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes5Point75Percentdue2053Member
 
Notes 5 Point 75 Percent due 2053 [Member] | Fixed to Floating Interest Rate Swap    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized gain on terminated swap 4,100,000swk_FairValueAdjustmentOfInterestRateSwap
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swk_FixedToFloatingInterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes5Point75Percentdue2053Member
 
New Credit Facility [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity $ 1,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= swk_NewCreditFacilityMember