Brunswick Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Goodwill and Intangibles Goodwill (Details)

v3.21.2

Goodwill and Intangibles Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	$ 26.9
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Goodwill, Other Increase (Decrease)	(0.8)	1.3
Goodwill	443.8	416.3	417.7	$ 415.0
Propulsion [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	0.0
Goodwill, Other Increase (Decrease)	(0.4)	0.0
Goodwill	14.9	14.5	15.3	14.5
Parts and Accessories [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	7.1
Goodwill, Other Increase (Decrease)	(0.2)	0.0
Goodwill	379.4	371.9	372.5	371.9
Boat [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	19.8
Goodwill, Other Increase (Decrease)	(0.2)	1.3
Goodwill	$ 49.5	$ 29.9	$ 29.9	$ 28.6
Customer Relationships [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life	13 years 3 months 18 days
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life	11 years 8 months 12 days

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