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Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill and Trade Names (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Goodwill, Beginning balance | $ 273.8 us-gaap_Goodwill |  | $ 272.3 us-gaap_Goodwill
Translation adjustments | (7.5)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments | 1.5 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments |
Goodwill Ending balance | 266.3 us-gaap_Goodwill | 273.8 us-gaap_Goodwill | 272.3 us-gaap_Goodwill
Environmental Solutions |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Goodwill, Beginning balance | 120.4 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_EnvironmentalSolutionsMember |  | 120.4 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_EnvironmentalSolutionsMember
Translation adjustments | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_EnvironmentalSolutionsMember | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_EnvironmentalSolutionsMember |
Goodwill Ending balance | 120.4 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_EnvironmentalSolutionsMember | 120.4 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_EnvironmentalSolutionsMember | 120.4 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_EnvironmentalSolutionsMember
Fire Rescue |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Goodwill, Beginning balance | 33.8 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_FireRescueMember |  | 33.8 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_FireRescueMember
Translation adjustments | (2.7)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_FireRescueMember | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_FireRescueMember |
Goodwill Ending balance | 31.1 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_FireRescueMember | 33.8 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_FireRescueMember | 33.8 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_FireRescueMember
Safety And Security Systems |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Goodwill, Beginning balance | 119.6 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_SafetyAndSecuritySystemsMember |  | 118.1 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_SafetyAndSecuritySystemsMember
Translation adjustments | (4.8)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_SafetyAndSecuritySystemsMember | 1.5 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_SafetyAndSecuritySystemsMember |
Goodwill Ending balance | $ 114.8 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_SafetyAndSecuritySystemsMember | $ 119.6 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_SafetyAndSecuritySystemsMember | $ 118.1 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fss_SafetyAndSecuritySystemsMember

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