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Segment Information Segment Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Depreciation And Amortization By Segment [Table Text Block] |
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Depreciation & Amortization(2) |  |  |  |  |
Writing | $ | 23.9 |  |  | $ | 25.9 |  |  | $ | 30.5 |
Home Solutions | 45.4 |  |  | 29.7 |  |  | 25.5 |
Tools | 16.6 |  |  | 15.3 |  |  | 15.6 |
Commercial Products | 16.9 |  |  | 21.4 |  |  | 24.0 |
Baby & Parenting | 15.0 |  |  | 11.1 |  |  | 9.8 |
Corporate(2) | 52.3 |  |  | 50.4 |  |  | 49.8 |
| $ | 170.1 |  |  | $ | 153.8 |  |  | $ | 155.2 |
Capital Expenditure By Segment [Table Text Block] |
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Capital Expenditures(3) |  |  |  |  |
Writing | $ | 39.5 |  |  | $ | 34.3 |  |  | $ | 25.5 |
Home Solutions | 47.6 |  |  | 31.1 |  |  | 31.5 |
Tools | 19.2 |  |  | 18.4 |  |  | 29.3 |
Commercial Products | 31.1 |  |  | 27.6 |  |  | 16.7 |
Baby & Parenting | 14.1 |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | 6.9 |
Corporate(3) | 58.7 |  |  | 40.1 |  |  | 26.9 |
| $ | 210.2 |  |  | $ | 160.2 |  |  | $ | 136.8 |
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
| 2015 |  | 2014
Identifiable Assets |  |  |
Writing | $ | 1,286.5 |  |  | $ | 981.9 |
Home Solutions | 776.7 |  |  | 806.4 |
Tools | 578.8 |  |  | 605.0 |
Commercial Products | 351.7 |  |  | 375.1 |
Baby & Parenting | 485.1 |  |  | 481.0 |
Corporate(4) | 3,799.2 |  |  | 3,314.9 |
| $ | 7,278.0 |  |  | $ | 6,564.3 |

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