BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS - Segment Net Sales and Profit (Detail) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Oct. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2021 USD ($) segment	Sep. 26, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment				3
Number of operating segments | segment				3
Net sales	[1]	$ 4,263.2	$ 3,850.2	$ 12,761.2	$ 10,127.0
Corporate overhead		(76.5)	(62.8)	(244.6)	(190.4)
Other, net	[1]	(39.5)	(74.3)	(152.3)	(236.1)
Loss on sales of businesses	[1]	0.0	0.0	(3.6)	0.0
Restructuring charges		(5.8)	(42.8)	(22.1)	(74.6)
Interest expense	[1]	(45.8)	(52.7)	(139.8)	(169.7)
Interest income	[1]	2.3	2.0	7.9	14.6
Earnings before income taxes and equity interest	[1]	403.9	469.6	1,536.2	726.9
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		4,263.2	3,850.2	12,761.2	10,127.0
Segment profit		569.2	700.2	2,090.7	1,383.1
Tools & Storage | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		3,185.9	2,804.1	9,445.3	7,072.1
Segment profit		485.8	597.1	1,772.2	1,177.0
Industrial
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		593.5	586.6	1,853.4	1,694.8
Industrial | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		593.5	586.6	1,853.4	1,694.8
Segment profit		43.8	63.8	207.4	136.7
Security | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		483.8	459.5	1,462.5	1,360.1
Segment profit		$ 39.6	$ 39.3	$ 111.1	$ 69.4

[1] See Note A, Significant Accounting Policies - Restatement, for discussion regarding the impacts of the Restatement.