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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015
sites
Dec. 28, 2013
Jan. 03, 2015
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Superfund Sites 31swk_SuperfundSites    
Environmental remediation. Period construction of treatment facility to be maintained 30 years    
Centredale Site [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Environmental remediation costs, reserve 68.1us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= swk_CentredaleSiteMember
   
Centredale Site [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Environmental remediation costs deemed probable and reasonably estimable   68.1us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostsAnticipatedCost
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= swk_CentredaleSiteMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
 
Centredale Site [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Environmental remediation costs deemed probable and reasonably estimable   139.7us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostsAnticipatedCost
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= swk_CentredaleSiteMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Environmental remediation costs, reserve 174.8us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember
  177.3us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember
Reserve for environmental remediation costs, current 13.7us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember
   
Reserve for environmental remediation costs, noncurrent 161.1us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember
   
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, EPA Funded Amount 21.7swk_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesEpaFundedAmount
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember
   
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Obligation After EPA Funding 153.1swk_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesObligationAfterEpaFunding
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember
   
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types | Minimum [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Environmental remediation costs deemed probable and reasonably estimable 133.0us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostsAnticipatedCost
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types | Maximum [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Environmental remediation costs deemed probable and reasonably estimable 266.2us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostsAnticipatedCost
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Passaic River [Member] [Domain]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Environmental remediation costs deemed probable and reasonably estimable 1,700.0us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostsAnticipatedCost
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= swk_PassaicRiverMemberDomain
   
Environmental remediation. Period construction of treatment facility to be maintained 5 years