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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Detail of Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total reclassifications for the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1.9) | $ (7.8) |
Charges related to Venezuelan subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | $ (46.0)
Other income (expense), net | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18.1) | 6.2 | (0.1)
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.1 | $ 25.7 | $ 75.1 | $ 10.5 | 0.0 | 111.4 | 194.1
Interest expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 177.9 | 184.2 | 191.9
Earnings before income tax provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 457.8 | 393.3 | 387.9
Tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (307.5) | (330.5) | (95.6)
Net earnings from continuing operations |  | $ 199.4 | $ 75.6 | $ 83.3 | $ (208.0) | $ 25.0 | $ 62.5 | $ 29.0 | $ (53.7) | 150.3 | 62.8 | 292.3
Defined benefit pension plans and other post-employment benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total reclassifications for the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2.1) | (6.2) |
Reclassifications from cumulative translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total reclassifications for the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total reclassifications for the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1.9) | (7.8) | 21.8
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Prior service costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total pre-tax amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Actuarial losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total pre-tax amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3.1) | (10.0) | (11.2)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Defined benefit pension plans and other post-employment benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total pre-tax amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2.8) | (8.7) | (9.6)
Tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.7 | 2.5 | 2.3
Total reclassifications for the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2.1) | (6.2) | (7.3)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Defined benefit pension plans and other post-employment benefits | Diversey Care |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total pre-tax amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Reclassifications from cumulative translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to Venezuelan subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.0
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Net gains losses) on cash flow hedging derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings before income tax provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.3 | (2.4) | (25.2)
Tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0.1) | 0.8 | 8.3
Net earnings from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.2 | (1.6) | (16.9)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Net gains losses) on cash flow hedging derivatives | Foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.6
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Net gains losses) on cash flow hedging derivatives | Interest rate and currency swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | (3.4) | (25.9)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Net gains losses) on cash flow hedging derivatives | Treasury locks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.1 | $ 0.1 | $ 0.1
[1] | As part of our review of costs included in the corporate segment, amounts related to division operations were identified and reclassified out of other expense, net to cost of sales. The impact for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $8.1 million and $6.4 million, respectively.
[2] | Due to the adoption of ASU 2017-07, certain amounts related to defined benefit and other post-employment benefit plans were reclassified from cost of sales to other expense, net. Refer to Note 2, "Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Standards," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

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