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Restructuring Costs (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Project Renewal [Member]

Summary Of Restructuring Costs

The following table depicts the restructuring charges incurred in connection with Project Renewal for the periods indicated (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,								Since Inception Through
	2016				2015				2016				2015				June 30, 2016
Facility and other exit costs, including impairments	$	1.3			$	(0.6	)		$	1.6			$	(0.3	)		$	29.0
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs	(3.9		)		9.3				(5.4		)		28.2				213.1
Exited contractual commitments and other	4.7				2.8				17.0				10.9				80.9
	$	2.1			$	11.5			$	13.2			$	38.8			$	323.0

Schedule of Changes In Accrued Restructuring Reserves

The following table depicts the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for Project Renewal for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (in millions):

		December 31, 2015												June 30, 2016
		Balance				Provision				Costs Incurred				Balance
Facility and other exit costs, including impairments		$	—			$	1.6			$	(1.6	)		$	—
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs		49.3				(5.4		)		(17.4		)		26.5
Exited contractual commitments and other		17.3				17.0				(8.8		)		25.5
		$	66.6			$	13.2			$	(27.8	)		$	52.0

Jarden Integration [Member]

Schedule of Changes In Accrued Restructuring Reserves

The following table depicts the restructuring charges incurred in connection with the Jarden Integration for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for the Jarden Integration for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (in millions):

		December 31, 2015												June 30, 2016
		Balance				Provision				Costs Incurred				Balance
Facility and other exit costs, including impairments		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs		—				8.4				(2.2		)		6.2
Exited contractual commitments and other		—				—				—				—
		$	—			$	8.4			$	(2.2	)		$	6.2

Reportable Business Segment [Member]

Schedule of Restructuring Charges by Segment [Table Text Block]

The table below shows restructuring costs recognized for all restructuring activities in continuing operations for the periods indicated, aggregated by reportable business segment (in millions):

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
Segment		2016				2015				2016				2015
Writing		$	(0.1	)		$	0.8			$	11.0			$	3.6
Home Solutions		(2.0		)		0.3				(1.4		)		5.1
Tools		(1.3		)		0.8				0.1				0.8
Commercial Products		—				0.6				—				1.1
Baby & Parenting		0.8				2.1				4.9				2.1
Branded Consumables		—				—				—				—
Consumer Solutions		0.2				—				0.2				—
Outdoor Solutions		0.4				—				0.4				—
Process Solutions		—				—				—				—
Corporate		13.0				8.7				13.5				27.9
		$	11.0			$	13.3			$	28.7			$	40.6

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