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Restructuring Costs (Restructuring Charges by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring Costs | $ 74.9 | $ 77.2 |  | $ 52.8
Writing [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | 9.9 | 9.3 |  | 9.8
Home Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | (1.9) | 5.8 | [1] | 1.6
Tools [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | 0.6 | 2.9 |  | 4.5
Commercial Products [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | 3.0 | 2.2 |  | 3.2
Baby & Parenting [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | 3.2 | 3.6 | [1] | 2.1
Branded Consumables [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | 10.5 | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Consumer Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | 11.6 | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Outdoor Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | 10.8 | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Process Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | 0.1 | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | 27.1 | $ 53.4 |  | $ 31.6
Acquisition costs - Home Solutions segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | 0.3 |  |  |
Acquisition costs - Baby & Parenting Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | $ 2.9 |  |  |
[1] | Includes $0.3 million of restructuring costs in the Home Solutions segment associated with the integration of Ignite and bubba for 2015 and $2.9 million of restructuring costs for 2015 in the Baby & Parenting segment associated with the integration of Baby Jogger.

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