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Litigation And Contingencies (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Accrual, Product Liability, Net | $ 91,000,000 |  | $ 91,000,000 | $ 41,200,000 |
Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Beginning Balance |  |  | 14,700,000 |  |
Standard and Extended Product Warranty Accrual, Increase for Warranties Issued |  |  | 70,900,000 |  |
Standard and Extended Product Warranty Accrual, Decrease for Payments |  |  | (59,000,000) |  |
Standard and Extended Product Warranty Accrual, Additions from Business Acquisition |  |  | 78,800,000 |  |
Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Ending Balance | 105,400,000 |  | 105,400,000 |  |
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies | 42,900,000 |  | $ 42,900,000 |  |
Lower Passaic River Matter [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of General Notice Letter Recipients Involved In Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study |  |  | 72 |  |
Lower Passaic River Matter [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | 315,000,000 |  | $ 315,000,000 |  |
Lower Passaic River Matter [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | 3,200,000,000 |  | 3,200,000,000 |  |
Lower Passaic River Maintenance costs [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | 500,000 |  | 500,000 |  |
Lower Passaic River Maintenance costs [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | 1,800,000 |  | 1,800,000 |  |
Lower Passaic River Matter - Preferred Alternative [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | 1,700,000,000 |  | 1,700,000,000 |  |
Lower Passaic River Matter - Preferred Alternative Maintenance costs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | 1,600,000 |  | 1,600,000 |  |
Lower Passaic River Matter-alternative range from participating parties [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | 28,000,000 |  | 28,000,000 |  |
Lower Passaic River Matter-alternative range from participating parties [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | 2,700,000,000 |  | 2,700,000,000 |  |
Lower Passaic River Matter - Selected Remedy for the Preferred Alternative [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | 1,400,000,000 |  | 1,400,000,000 |  |
NHTSA Safety Awareness - Total Cost [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Accrual |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000
NHTSA - Safety Awareness [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Accrual |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000
Amounts paid relating to $7M NHTSA consent order |  |  | 1,700,000 |  |
NHTSA - Other payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Payment made to NHTSA |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Clean Air Act Labeling Matter [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | $ 110,000 |  | $ 110,000 |  |
Total Shares Jarden Dissenting Stockholders [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquiree Shares Held by Dissenting Shareholders | shares | 10,600,000 |  |  |  |
Graco Recall [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Approximate Quantity of Defective Merchandise Recalled |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |

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