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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Reconciliation of income taxes 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate    
Tax benefit attributable to the domestic production activity deduction $ 7.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities $ 5.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities $ 2.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Valuation allowances related to state net operating loss carryforwards (4.1)us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance    
Effective Income Tax credit on research and development 1.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 1.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch  
Deferred tax benefits associated with the 2014 Mexican Tax Reform package   1.6us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Investment impairment charge not record an income tax benefit   0us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Increase (Decrease) in valuation allowance   2.1us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesPeriodIncreaseDecrease (8.9)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Tax benefit attributable to the domestic production activity deduction 7.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities 5.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities 2.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Income tax expense on foreign dividends     12.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 27.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate    
Reasonably possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits, minimum 2.0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeLowerBound    
Reasonably possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits, maximum 7.0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound    
Unrecognized tax expense (benefits), interest and penalty expense (benefit) recognized 0.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense (0.2)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense (1.7)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Unrecognized tax benefits, accrued interest and penalties 10.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 9.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Deferred tax assets, net operating losses and other tax carryforwards 15.8fbhs_DeferredTaxAssetsNetOperatingLossAndTaxCreditCarryforwards 24.4fbhs_DeferredTaxAssetsNetOperatingLossAndTaxCreditCarryforwards  
Deferred tax assets, net operating losses and other tax carryforwards 0.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration    
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 224.7us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Tax liability associated with remittance of certain foreign earnings 2.8fbhs_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilitiesRepatriationOfForeignEarnings   12.4fbhs_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilitiesRepatriationOfForeignEarnings
2008 to 2009 Years      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Tax benefit related to final settlement of income tax audit     $ (11.1)us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions
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Minimum      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Deferred tax assets, remaining net operating losses and other tax carryforwards expiration period 2020