EQUITY AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock Options (Details) - Stock options - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2015
Dec. 31, 2015
Oct. 01, 2016
SPX stock options      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Stock options outstanding (in shares) 34    
Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share) $ 85.87    
Maximum contractual term 10 years    
Weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share) $ 27.06    
SPX FLOW stock options      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Stock options outstanding (in shares) 396 371 371
Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)     $ 61.29
Weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)     $ 19.33
Number of forfeitures (in shares)   25  
Number of shares exercisable (in shares)     285
Unrecognized compensation cost     $ 0.6
Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition     1 year 3 months 29 days