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Summary of Capped Call (Equity Options) Issued (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Feb. 10, 2015
Dec. 31, 2013
Apr. 04, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Nov. 30, 2010
Jan. 03, 2015
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Long-term Debt     $ 4,355,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt       $ 4,323,800,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Convertible Preferred Stock Shares Issuable Upon Conversion         6,100,000swk_EquityUnitSharesIssuableUponConversion    
Net Premium Paid   9,700,000swk_PurchaseOfCallOptions          
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share     $ 2.50us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare       $ 2.50us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock 326,100,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock   348,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock 19,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock      
Common Stock, Shares, Issued     176,906,265us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued       176,906,265us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Stock Exercise Price Per Share Percentage Greater Than Closing Price             $ 0.4swk_StockExercisePricePerSharePercentageGreaterThanClosingPrice
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share $ 96.46us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare   $ 112.84us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare        
Call Option [Member]              
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Original Number of Options 9,100,000.0us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityShares
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CallOptionMember
      12,200,000.0us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityShares
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CallOptionMember
   
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Aggregate Fair Value     28,300,000swk_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityAggregateFairValue
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CallOptionMember
       
Minimum [Member]              
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Common Stock, Shares, Issued             3,500,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Stock Exercise Price Per Share             $ 98.80swk_StockExercisePricePerShare
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Maximum [Member]              
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Common Stock, Shares, Issued             4,300,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Stock Exercise Price Per Share             $ 112.91swk_StockExercisePricePerShare
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Capped call (equity options)              
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Net Premium Paid           50,300,000swk_PurchaseOfCallOptions
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CallOptionMember
 
Common Stock Price Per Share         2.77swk_CommonStockPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CallOptionMember
$ 5.97swk_CommonStockPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CallOptionMember
 
Open Option Contracts Written, at Fair Value     15,600,000us-gaap_OpenOptionContractsWrittenAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CallOptionMember
       
Notes 2 Point 25 Percent due 2018 [Member]              
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Long-term Debt             345,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes2Point25Percentdue2018Member
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share             $ 100.00us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_Notes2Point25Percentdue2018Member
Convertible Notes Payable Four Point Two Five Percent Due Twenty Eighteen [Member]              
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Long-term Debt           632,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= swk_ConvertibleNotesPayableFourPointTwoFivePercentDueTwentyEighteenMember
 
Common Stock [Member]              
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Equity Units Conversion Rate Number Of Common Stock Shares     1.0128swk_EquityUnitsConversionRateNumberOfCommonStockShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
       
Conversion price of convertible note (in dollars per share)     $ 98.73us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
       
Common Stock [Member] | Minimum [Member]              
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Equity Units Conversion Rate Number Of Common Stock Shares         1.0122swk_EquityUnitsConversionRateNumberOfCommonStockShares
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock         98.80us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Common Stock [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Equity Units Conversion Rate Number Of Common Stock Shares         1.2399swk_EquityUnitsConversionRateNumberOfCommonStockShares
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock         80.65us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]              
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Conversion price of convertible note (in dollars per share)     $ 72.94us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
    $ 75.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
 
Convertible Notes Conversion Rate Number Of Common Stock Shares     1.3709swk_ConvertibleNotesConversionRateNumberOfCommonStockShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
    1.3333swk_ConvertibleNotesConversionRateNumberOfCommonStockShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
 
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued         3,500,000.0us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
8,433,123us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
 
Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]              
Convertible Notes Conversion Rate Number Of Common Stock Shares             1.2399swk_ConvertibleNotesConversionRateNumberOfCommonStockShares
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember