| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00500 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (http://www.averydennison.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000008818 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-03 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-04 - 2016-01-02  | 2013-12-29 - 2015-01-03  | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  | |||
Operating Activities  | |||
Net income  | 320,700,000    | 274,300,000    | 245,100,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  | |||
Depreciation  | |||
Amortization  | |||
Provision for doubtful accounts and sales returns  | |||
Loss on sale of businesses  | |||
Indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment charge  | |||
Net losses from asset impairments and sales/disposals of assets  | |||
Stock-based compensation  | |||
Loss from settlement of pension obligations  | |||
Other non-cash expense and loss  | |||
Changes in assets and liabilities and other adjustments:  | |||
Trade accounts receivable  | (  | (  | (  | 
Inventories  | (  | (  | (  | 
Other current assets  | (  | (  | |
Accounts payable  | (  | ||
Accrued liabilities  | (  | ||
Taxes on income  | (  | (  | |
Deferred income taxes  | (  | ||
Other assets  | (  | (  | (  | 
Long-term retirement benefits and other liabilities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash provided by operating activities  | |||
Investing Activities  | |||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment  | (  | (  | (  | 
Purchases of software and other deferred charges  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment  | |||
(Purchases) sales of investments, net  | (  | (  | |
Payments for acquisitions and equity method investments, net of cash acquired  | (  | ||
Other  | |||
Net cash used in investing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Financing Activities  | |||
Net increase (decrease) in borrowings (maturities of three months or less)  | (  | ||
Repayments of debt (maturities greater than three months)  | (  | (  | (  | 
Dividends paid  | (  | (  | (  | 
Share repurchases  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from exercises of stock options, net  | |||
Other  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash used in financing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash balances  | (  | (  | (  | 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  | (  | (  | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year  | 158,800,000    | ||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year  | 195,100,000    | 158,800,000    | 207,200,000    |