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Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent event., USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 17, 2015 | Apr. 01, 2015 item | Dec. 31, 2014
Lawsuit under Title VII of Civil Rights Act and Pennsylvania Human Relations Act |  |  |
Compensatory and other damages awarded by jury | $ 920,000 csl_LossContingencyCompensatoryAndOtherDamagesAwardedValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = csl_TitleVIIOfCivilRightsActAndPennsylvaniaHumanRelationsActLawsuitMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |
Punitive damages awarded by jury | 12,500,000 csl_LossContingencyPunitiveDamagesAwardedValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = csl_TitleVIIOfCivilRightsActAndPennsylvaniaHumanRelationsActLawsuitMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |
Maximum damages expected | 1,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = csl_TitleVIIOfCivilRightsActAndPennsylvaniaHumanRelationsActLawsuitMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |
Liquid Finishing Brands |  |  |
Pre-acquisition annual sales |  |  | 275,000,000 csl_BusinessAcquisitionSalesRevenueForecast / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csl_LiquidFinishingBrandsBusinessMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Number of countries for operations |  | 7 csl_NumberOfCountriesForOperations / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csl_LiquidFinishingBrandsBusinessMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Percentage of sales outside the United States |  | 54.00%csl_PercentageOfSalesInNonUnitedStatesGeographicalAreas / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csl_LiquidFinishingBrandsBusinessMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Graco | Liquid Finishing Brands |  |  |
Total cash consideration transferred |  | 590,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csl_LiquidFinishingBrandsBusinessMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = csl_GracoIncMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |

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