XML 56 R44.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.8.0.1

Revenue Recognition - Summary of Disaggregation of Revenue by Major Product Grouping Source and Geography (Detail) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
--- | ---
Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | $ 3,017.4
Appliances and Cookware [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 368.3
Baby [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 272.5
Home Fragrance [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 212.3
Food [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 218.5
Writing [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 334.5
Jostens [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 160.9
Consumer and Commercial Solutions [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 360.5
Waddington [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 190.1
Safety and Security [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 90.1
Outdoor and Recreation [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 367.3
Fishing [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 130.2
Team Sports [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 119.3
Process Solutions [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 143.3
Other [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 49.6
North America [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 2,225.1
International [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 792.3
Live [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 1,071.6
Live [Member] | Appliances and Cookware [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 368.3
Live [Member] | Baby [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 272.5
Live [Member] | Home Fragrance [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 212.3
Live [Member] | Food [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 218.5
Live [Member] | North America [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 754.9
Live [Member] | International [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 316.7
Learn [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 495.4
Learn [Member] | Writing [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 334.5
Learn [Member] | Jostens [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 160.9
Learn [Member] | North America [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 366.5
Learn [Member] | International [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 128.9
Work [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 640.7
Work [Member] | Consumer and Commercial Solutions [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 360.5
Work [Member] | Waddington [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 190.1
Work [Member] | Safety and Security [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 90.1
Work [Member] | North America [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 489.3
Work [Member] | International [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 151.4
Play [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 616.8
Play [Member] | Outdoor and Recreation [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 367.3
Play [Member] | Fishing [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 130.2
Play [Member] | Team Sports [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 119.3
Play [Member] | North America [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 435.4
Play [Member] | International [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 181.4
Other [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 192.9
Other [Member] | Process Solutions [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 143.3
Other [Member] | Other [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 49.6
Other [Member] | North America [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | 179.0
Other [Member] | International [Member] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |
Total revenue | $ 13.9

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 32 -Paragraph 2A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82859839&loc=SL82860478-203043 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913847&loc=SL49130543-203045 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913847&loc=SL49130539-203045 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913847&loc=SL49130545-203045 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_AppliancesAndCookwareMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_BabyMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_HomeFragranceMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_FoodMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_WritingMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_JostensMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_ConsumerAndCommercialSolutionsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_WaddingtonMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_SafetyAndSecurityMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_OutdoorAndRecreationMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_FishingMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_TeamSportsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_ProcessSolutionsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=nwl_OtherProductsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis=us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis=nwl_ForeignCountriesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=nwl_LiveMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=nwl_LearnMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=nwl_WorkMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=nwl_PlayMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |