Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2011	Jul. 22, 2011
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 02, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	SWK
Entity Registrant Name	STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000093556
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		168,359,465