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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details)				1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details)	Jul. 07, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 03, 2014 USD ($) brand	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) brand	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) acquisition	Jan. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Number of business acquisitions \| acquisition													2
Proceeds from divestitures											$ 110,717,000	$ 0	$ 18,500,000
Loss on divestitures							$ 268,000	$ (3,405,000)	$ (496,000)	$ 55,453,000	51,820,000	0	0
Gain on sale of asset											0	0	1,133,000
Impairment of intangible assets											$ 0
Reporting unit, fair value in excess of carrying amount (percent)							53.00%				53.00%
Number of indefinite-lived trade names exceeding carrying value by less than 10% \| brand											2
Finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average remaining period											13 years 4 months 24 days
Amortization of intangible assets											$ 19,753,000	18,430,000	12,995,000
Minimum
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful lives											10 years
Maximum
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful lives											30 years
Painstop brand
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful lives		10 years
Indefinite-lived intangibles, reclassifications		$ 2,100,000
Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired			$ 724,374,000
Number of brands sold \| brand			1
Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation \| One Brand Acquired from Insight subsequently sold
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired			$ 17,700,000
Hydralyte
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired																$ 73,580,000
DenTek Oral Care, Inc.
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired															$ 206,700,000
C.B. Fleet Company, Inc.
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired														$ 747,600,000
Trademarks
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangibles, reductions					$ 9,000,000
Indefinite Lived Trademarks
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangibles, reductions											$ 77,248,000		9,548,000
Reporting unit, fair value in excess of carrying amount (percent)							40.80%				40.80%
Indefinite-lived intangibles, reclassifications											$ 2,064,000	$ 32,918,000	$ 46,506,000
Beano Brand
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Reporting unit, fair value in excess of carrying amount (percent)							9.00%				9.00%
Indefinite-lived intangible assets							$ 78,400,000				$ 78,400,000
Fair value input, discount rate											9.50%
Decrease in annual cash flows, percent											(8.30%)
Increase in discount rate											0.60%
Comet Brand
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment					11,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Agreement election amount per quarter										$ 1,000,000
Gain on sale of asset					$ 1,200,000
Reporting unit, fair value in excess of carrying amount (percent)							9.00%				9.00%
Indefinite-lived intangible assets							$ 101,300,000				$ 101,300,000
Fair value input, discount rate											9.50%
Decrease in annual cash flows, percent											8.20%
Increase in discount rate											0.70%
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations \| North American OTC Healthcare
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Loss on divestitures											$ 51,800,000
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations \| Pediacare, New Skin and Fiber Choice \| North American OTC Healthcare \| Cough and Cold, Dermatologicals, and Gastrointestinal products group
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Consideration, excluding costs of inventory	$ 40,000,000
Proceeds from divestitures	40,100,000
Indefinite-lived intangibles, reductions	37,200,000
Finite-lived intangible assets, written off	54,000,000
Loss on divestitures	$ 56,146,000										$ 56,146,000
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations \| Dermoplast \| North American OTC Healthcare \| Cough and Cold, Dermatologicals, and Gastrointestinal products group
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestitures				$ 48,400,000
Indefinite-lived intangibles, reductions				31,000,000
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations \| E.P.T. \| North American OTC Healthcare \| Cough and Cold, Dermatologicals, and Gastrointestinal products group
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangibles, reductions				$ 14,800,000