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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of Other Intangible Assets, Net (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Trade Names [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Indefinite life, Net Book value | $ 10,199.3 | $ 9,935.1
Trade Names [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 375.5 | 286.3
Capitalized Software [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 545.5 | 482.0
Patents and Intellectual Property [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 253.6 | 227.9
Customer Relationships & Distributor Channels [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 3,703.8 | 3,761.7
Other [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 134.6 | $ 25.9
Jarden Acquisition [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Indefinite life, Net Book value | 9,400.0 |
Jarden Acquisition [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 247.0 |
Jarden Acquisition [Member] | Capitalized Software [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 63.0 |
Jarden Acquisition [Member] | Patents and Intellectual Property [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 99.1 |
Jarden Acquisition [Member] | Customer Relationships & Distributor Channels [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 3,500.0 |
Jarden Acquisition [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 124.0 |

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