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Schedule II | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
SCHEDULE II [Abstract] |
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block] | Newell Brands Inc. and subsidiaries Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
(in millions) | Balance at Beginning of Period | Provision(1) | Charges to Other Accounts | Write-offs(2) | Balance at End of Period
Reserve for Doubtful Accounts and Cash Discounts: |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2016 | $ | 22.0 |  | $ | 125.9 |  | $ | (1.7 | ) | $ | (107.7 | ) | $ | 38.5 |
Year Ended December 31, 2015 | 25.3 |  | 41.4 |  | 0.2 |  | (44.9 | ) | 22.0 |
Year Ended December 31, 2014 | 38.0 |  | 49.2 |  | (1.6 | ) | (60.3 | ) | 25.3 |
(1) | The provision amounts include accounts receivable reserve charges included in discontinued operations of $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.
(2) | Represents accounts written off during the year and cash discounts taken by customers.
(in millions) | Balance at Beginning of Period | Net Provision(1) | Other | Write-offs/ Dispositions | Balance at End of Period
Inventory Reserves (including excess, obsolescence and shrink reserves): |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2016 | $ | 32.9 |  | $ | 33.0 |  | $ | (0.2 | ) | $ | (19.8 | ) | $ | 45.9 |
Year Ended December 31, 2015 | 32.6 |  | 23.3 |  | 0.5 |  | (23.5 | ) | 32.9 |
Year Ended December 31, 2014 | 37.8 |  | 24.1 |  | (1.6 | ) | (27.7 | ) | 32.6 |
(1) | The net provision amounts include inventory reserve (benefits) charges included in discontinued operations of $(0.1) million and for the year ended December 31, 2014.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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