Business Segments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 3,494,800,000	$ 3,359,400,000	$ 10,347,700,000	$ 9,502,400,000
Decrease in segment profit due to non-cash inventory step-up amortization	492,000,000	540,300,000	1,451,600,000	1,479,000,000
Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognized	10,300,000	11,800,000	76,300,000	68,900,000
Continuing Operations [Member] | Tools & Storage [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	2,448,000,000	2,369,200,000	7,231,600,000	6,571,500,000
Decrease in segment profit due to non-cash inventory step-up amortization	356,200,000	394,100,000	1,056,200,000	1,050,500,000
Continuing Operations [Member] | Securities Industry
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	484,800,000	479,300,000	1,476,800,000	1,436,900,000
Decrease in segment profit due to non-cash inventory step-up amortization	47,400,000	54,000,000	141,000,000	156,500,000
Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognized	0.452	0.434	0.458	0.463
Continuing Operations [Member] | Industrial Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	562,000,000	510,900,000	1,639,300,000	1,494,000,000
Decrease in segment profit due to non-cash inventory step-up amortization	88,400,000	92,200,000	254,400,000	272,000,000
Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognized	$ 0.123	$ 0.158	$ 0.112	$ 0.139