Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Share-Based Compensation (Details)

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Share-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Authorized number of shares (in shares) 5,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized  
Number of shares available for grant (in shares) 5,300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant  
Percentage of premium paid out in deferred company common stock 20.00%bc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementDirectorAwardsPercentagePremiumPayoutOnDeferredCommonStockUnits  
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Allocated share-based compensation expense $ 0.1us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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$ 0.3us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Non-Vested Stock Awards [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Allocated share-based compensation expense 3.6us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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2.2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Unrecognized compensation cost 15.5us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition 1 year 6 months  
Performance Shares [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Allocated share-based compensation expense 1.2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1.6us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Unrecognized compensation cost $ 7.4us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition 1 year 2 months 12 days  
Expected life of award 2 years 10 months 24 days 2 years 10 months 24 days
Performance Shares [Member] | Certain senior executives [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Weighted average price at grant date (in dollars per share) $ 56.17us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 41.38us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Risk-free interest rate 1.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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0.60%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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Dividend yield 0.90%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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1.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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Volatility factor 39.20%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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43.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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Performance Shares [Member] | Certain officers and certain senior managers [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 22,990us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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24,600us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Weighted average price at grant date (in dollars per share) $ 52.39us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 40.44us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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