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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Basis of presentation and of business (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 plant channel
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of products sales channels	3
Number of active plants	3
Number of previously closed U.S. plants	8
Ownership percentage by parent (in hundredths)	100.00%
Comfort Revolution [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of owned subsidiary (in hundredths)	45.00%
Sealy Canada [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent (in hundredths)	100.00%

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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