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Debt (Receivables-Related Borrowings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Receivables facility	$ 574.4	$ 350.0
Receivables Facility [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Oct. 01, 2016
Accounts receivable as collateral for receivables facility	$ 959.5
Receivables facility	370.0
JardenReceiablesFacility [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity	500.0
Accounts receivable as collateral for receivables facility	798.2
Receivables facility	$ 204.4
JardenReceiablesFacility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Oct. 01, 2016

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- Definition

Secured financing facility where underlying trade receivables are not accounted for as "sale" under ASC 860 with initial maturity date of the financing facility being 364 days.

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Receivables Facility, Collateral At Period End, Value

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the receivables financing facility without consideration of the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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