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Acquisitions and Mergers - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 06, 2017 | Apr. 03, 2017 | Apr. 15, 2016 | Oct. 22, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jul. 31, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 634.3 | $ 8,635.2 | $ 573.7
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,560.1 | 10,218.9 | 2,791.2
Share conversion ratio upon merger |  | 86.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares |  | 6.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issue of common stock to settling petitioners , Value |  | $ 162.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 352.0 | 223.0 | 76.5
Revenues | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,742.2 | 13,264.0 | 5,915.7
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,225.7 | 1,100.1 | 601.4
Goodwill [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill, expected tax deductible amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 357.0 |  |
Smith Mountain Industries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100.0 |  |  |
Jarden Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, cash |  |  |  | $ 5,400.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share conversion ratio upon merger |  |  |  | 86.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, cash consideration transferred per share |  | $ 21.00 |  | $ 21.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination cash merger consideration payable to dissenting shareholders |  |  |  | $ 222.0 |  |  |  |  | $ 61.0 |  |
Shares issuable to Dissenting Shareholders |  |  |  | 9.1 |  |  |  |  | 2.5 |  |
Business combination, consideration transferred, liabilities incurred |  | $ 171.0 |  | $ 627.0 |  |  |  |  | $ 171.0 |  |
Merger consideration including debt assumed |  |  |  | 18,700.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination consideration issuable or payable |  |  |  | $ 15,300.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares |  |  |  | 213.9 |  |  | 6.6 |  |  |  |
Equity issued in business combination, fair value |  |  |  | $ 9,900.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issue of common stock to settling petitioners , Value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 162.0 |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,300.0 |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 509.0 |  |
Jarden Acquisition [Member] | Pro Forma [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 201.0 | 181.0
Sistema Plastics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, cash |  |  | $ 472.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  | 39.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  | 291.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 142.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chesapeake Bay Candle [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, cash |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75.0 |  |  |  |  |
Elmer's [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, cash |  |  |  |  | $ 571.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36.3
[1] | All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Sales to Walmart Inc. and subsidiaries amounted to approximately 13.7%, 13.5% and 10.9% of consolidated net sales in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, substantially across all segments.
[2] | Geographic sales information is based on the region from which the products are shipped and invoiced. Long-lived assets by geography are not presented because it is impracticable to do so.

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