Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt (Details)

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Debt (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 8 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Aug. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Long-term Debt [Abstract]        
Current maturities of long-term debt $ (5.0)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent $ (5.7)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent   $ (5.5)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Long-term debt 457.6us-gaap_LongTermDebt 459.2us-gaap_LongTermDebt   455.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Long-term debt, net of current maturities 452.6us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 453.5us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent   450.2us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Debt repurchases 0us-gaap_EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt 0us-gaap_EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt    
Credit Facility [Abstract]        
Letters of credit outstanding 7.9us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount      
Notes due 2027 [Member]        
Long-term Debt [Abstract]        
Long-term debt 162.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_NotesDue2027Member
162.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_NotesDue2027Member
  162.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_NotesDue2027Member
Interest rate 7.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_NotesDue2027Member
     
Debt Instruments Maturity Date 2027      
Discount on long-term debt 0.5us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_NotesDue2027Member
0.5us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_NotesDue2027Member
  0.5us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_NotesDue2027Member
Senior notes due 2021 [Member]        
Long-term Debt [Abstract]        
Long-term debt 152.4us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_SeniorNotesDue2021Member
[1] 150.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_SeniorNotesDue2021Member
  150.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_SeniorNotesDue2021Member
[1]
Interest rate 4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_SeniorNotesDue2021Member
     
Debt Instruments Maturity Date 2021      
Debentures due 2023 [Member]        
Long-term Debt [Abstract]        
Long-term debt 105.4us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_DebenturesDue2023Member
[1] 103.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_DebenturesDue2023Member
  104.1us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_DebenturesDue2023Member
[1]
Interest rate 7.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_DebenturesDue2023Member
     
Debt Instruments Maturity Date 2023      
Discount on long-term debt 0.2us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_DebenturesDue2023Member
0.2us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_DebenturesDue2023Member
  0.2us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_DebenturesDue2023Member
Loan With Fond Du Lac County Economic Development Corporation due 2021 [Member]        
Long-term Debt [Abstract]        
Long-term debt 32.2us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_LoanWithFondDuLacCountyEconomicDevelopmentCorporationDue2021Member
36.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_LoanWithFondDuLacCountyEconomicDevelopmentCorporationDue2021Member
  32.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_LoanWithFondDuLacCountyEconomicDevelopmentCorporationDue2021Member
Interest rate 2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_LoanWithFondDuLacCountyEconomicDevelopmentCorporationDue2021Member
     
Debt Instruments Maturity Date 2021      
Discount on long-term debt 5.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_LoanWithFondDuLacCountyEconomicDevelopmentCorporationDue2021Member
5.7us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_LoanWithFondDuLacCountyEconomicDevelopmentCorporationDue2021Member
  5.2us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_LoanWithFondDuLacCountyEconomicDevelopmentCorporationDue2021Member
Notes payable through 2022 [Member]        
Long-term Debt [Abstract]        
Long-term debt 4.9us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_NotesPayableThrough2022Member
6.3us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_NotesPayableThrough2022Member
  5.9us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_NotesPayableThrough2022Member
Interest rate, maximum 5.892%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bc_NotesPayableThrough2022Member
     
Debt Instruments Maturity Date 2022      
Facility [Member]        
Credit Facility [Abstract]        
Maximum borrowing capacity 300.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Available borrowing capacity 294.1us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Letters of credit outstanding 5.9us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Borrowings under the Facility 0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Maximum amount of letters of credit allowed $ 100.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCapacityAvailableForSpecificPurposeOtherThanForTradePurchases
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Facility fee 0.20%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
  0.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
LIBOR borrowing spread 1.30%bc_LiborBorrowingSpread
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Base Rate Spread 0.30%bc_BaseRateSpread
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio Covenant 3.5bc_MinimumInterestCoverageRatioCovenant
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Maximum Leverage Ratio Covenant 3.0bc_MaximumLeverageRatioCovenant
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Maximum Leverage Ratio Covenant following twelve months for acquisitions over $100 million 3.25bc_MaximumLeverageRatioCovenantfollowingtwelvemonthsforacquisitionsover100million
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Leverage Ratio Investment Grade Conditions 2.25bc_LeverageRatioInvestmentGradeConditions
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Minimum [Member] | Facility [Member]        
Credit Facility [Abstract]        
Facility fee when Company achieves Investment Grade Release Conditions 0.125%bc_FacilityfeewhentheCompanyachievesInvestmentGradeReleaseConditions
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
LIBOR borrowing spread 1.30%bc_LiborBorrowingSpread
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Base Rate Spread 0.30%bc_BaseRateSpread
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
LIBOR Borrowing Spread Investment Grade Release Conditions 1.00%bc_LIBORBorrowingSpreadInvestmentGradeReleaseConditions
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Base Rate Spread Investment Grade Release Conditions 0.00%bc_BaseRateSpreadInvestmentGradeReleaseConditions
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Maximum [Member] | Facility [Member]        
Credit Facility [Abstract]        
Facility fee when Company achieves Investment Grade Release Conditions 0.35%bc_FacilityfeewhentheCompanyachievesInvestmentGradeReleaseConditions
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
LIBOR borrowing spread 1.90%bc_LiborBorrowingSpread
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
Base Rate Spread 0.90%bc_BaseRateSpread
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
LIBOR Borrowing Spread Investment Grade Release Conditions 1.90%bc_LIBORBorrowingSpreadInvestmentGradeReleaseConditions
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
Base Rate Spread Investment Grade Release Conditions 0.90%bc_BaseRateSpreadInvestmentGradeReleaseConditions
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
[1] Included in Senior notes, 4.625% due 2021 and Debentures, 7.375% due 2023 at April 4, 2015 and December 31, 2014, are the estimated aggregate fair values related to the fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps as discussed in Note 4 – Financial Instruments.