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Other Post-Employment Benefits and Other Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 Age | Dec. 31, 2012
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Legacy Diversey [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Minimum age of employee for entitlement of other post retirement benefit plans | 55 |
Minimum number of years of service for entitlement of other post retirement benefit plans | 10 years |
Amortization period of transition obligation | 20 years |
Accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations, weighted-average discount rate | 4.50% | 3.80%
Belgian Plans [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Health care cost trend rate assumed for 2014 | 4.00% |
U.S. Plans [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Health care cost trend rate assumed for 2014 | 7.00% |
Health care cost trend rate downgraded | 5.00% |
Canada Plans [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Health care cost trend rate assumed for 2014 | 7.00% |
Health care cost trend rate downgraded | 5.00% |

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- Definition Defined benefit plan health care cost trend rate assumed for 2013 + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Minimum age of employee for entitlement of other postretirement benefit plans. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Minimum Number Of Years Of Service For Entitlement Of Other Postretirement Benefit Plans + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (k)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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