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Segment Information - Summary of Disaggregation of Revenue by Major Product Grouping Source and Geography (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 9,714.9	$ 10,154.0	$ 11,170.4
Appliances and Cookware
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,691.0	1,818.6	2,006.9
Food
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	841.4	880.5	914.1
Commercial
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,402.5	1,523.1	1,618.5
Connected Home and Security
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	376.8	376.5	355.7
Home Fragrance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,033.1	1,054.5	1,063.4
Outdoor and Recreation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,413.5	1,515.7	1,695.0
Baby and Parenting
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,111.6	1,132.9	1,285.2
Writing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,845.0	1,848.7	1,983.8
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		3.5	247.8
North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	6,920.1	7,263.6	8,075.2
International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,794.8	2,890.4	3,095.2
Appliances and Cookware
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,691.0	1,818.6	2,006.9
Appliances and Cookware | Appliances and Cookware
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,691.0	1,818.6	2,006.9
Appliances and Cookware | Food
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Appliances and Cookware | Connected Home and Security
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Appliances and Cookware | Home Fragrance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Appliances and Cookware | Outdoor and Recreation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Appliances and Cookware | Baby and Parenting
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Appliances and Cookware | Writing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Appliances and Cookware | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		0.0	0.0
Appliances and Cookware | North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,100.6	1,215.2	1,390.6
Appliances and Cookware | International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	590.4	603.4	616.3
Food and Commercial
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,243.9	2,403.6	2,532.6
Food and Commercial | Appliances and Cookware
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue			0.0
Food and Commercial | Food
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	841.4	880.5	914.1
Food and Commercial | Commercial
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,402.5	1,523.1	1,618.5
Food and Commercial | Connected Home and Security
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue			0.0
Food and Commercial | Home Fragrance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue			0.0
Food and Commercial | Outdoor and Recreation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue			0.0
Food and Commercial | Baby and Parenting
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue			0.0
Food and Commercial | Writing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue			0.0
Food and Commercial | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue			0.0
Food and Commercial | North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,656.8	1,788.2	1,935.9
Food and Commercial | International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	587.1	615.4	596.7
Home and Outdoor Living
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,823.4	2,946.7	3,114.1
Home and Outdoor Living | Appliances and Cookware
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Home and Outdoor Living | Food
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Home and Outdoor Living | Connected Home and Security
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	376.8	376.5	355.7
Home and Outdoor Living | Home Fragrance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,033.1	1,054.5	1,063.4
Home and Outdoor Living | Outdoor and Recreation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,413.5	1,515.7	1,695.0
Home and Outdoor Living | Baby and Parenting
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Home and Outdoor Living | Writing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Home and Outdoor Living | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		0.0	0.0
Home and Outdoor Living | North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,071.2	2,174.7	2,315.7
Home and Outdoor Living | International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	752.2	772.0	798.4
Learning and Development
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,956.6	2,981.6	3,269.0
Learning and Development | Appliances and Cookware
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Learning and Development | Food
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Learning and Development | Connected Home and Security
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Learning and Development | Home Fragrance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Learning and Development | Outdoor and Recreation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0
Learning and Development | Baby and Parenting
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,111.6	1,132.9	1,285.2
Learning and Development | Writing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,845.0	1,848.7	1,983.8
Learning and Development | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		0.0	0.0
Learning and Development | North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,091.5	2,082.4	2,271.6
Learning and Development | International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 865.1	899.2	997.4
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		3.5	247.8
Other | Appliances and Cookware
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		0.0	0.0
Other | Food
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		0.0	0.0
Other | Connected Home and Security
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		0.0	0.0
Other | Home Fragrance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		0.0	0.0
Other | Outdoor and Recreation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		0.0	0.0
Other | Baby and Parenting
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		0.0	0.0
Other | Writing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		0.0	0.0
Other | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		3.5	247.8
Other | North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		3.1	161.4
Other | International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		$ 0.4	$ 86.4

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