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Acquisitions Acquisitions (Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			$ 8,393.3
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired			8,634.7	$ 3.6
Equity Issued in Business Combination, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 9,480.3	$ 9,480.3	$ 0.0
JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 18,683.3
Payment of Jarden Outstanding Debt [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Repayment of debt in a business combination, net of cash acquired	3,388.9
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		5,187.6
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		8,576.5
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred		$ 626.5
Equity Issued in Business Combination [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity Issued in Business Combination, Fair Value Disclosure	9,480.3
Accounts Receivable [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	1,369.5
Inventories [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	2,486.8
Other Current Assets [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	187.8
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	1,041.3
Goodwill [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	8,339.2
Other Intangible Assets [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	13,403.3
Other Assets [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	146.0
Assets, Total [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	26,973.9
Accounts Payable [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	671.4
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	872.5
Debt [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	1,198.7
deferred tax liability [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	4,875.9
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	643.2
Liabilities, Total [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	8,261.7
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	$ 28.9

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