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Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets - Goodwill (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 17, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) reportingUnit | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 segment | Dec. 31, 2021 reportingUnit | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reporting units |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |
Goodwill, accumulated impairment losses | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 215,100,000
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | $ 827,400,000 | $ 827,400,000 |  |  | $ 718,600,000 |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  | (12,500,000) |  |  | 89,500,000 | [1] |
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  |  | (12,400,000) |  |  | 19,300,000 |  |
Ending balance |  |  |  |  | 802,500,000 |  |  | 827,400,000 |  |
Purchase accounting adjustments |  |  |  | 3,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
PowerA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance |  | $ 71,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Working capital adjustment |  | $ (18,200,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACCO Brands North America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 461,200,000 | 461,200,000 |  |  | 375,600,000 |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  | (14,500,000) |  |  | 85,600,000 | [1] |
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Ending balance |  |  |  |  | 446,700,000 |  |  | 461,200,000 |  |
ACCO Brands EMEA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 188,200,000 | 188,200,000 |  |  | 165,700,000 |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000.0 |  |  | 0 | [1] |
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  |  | (11,600,000) |  |  | 22,500,000 |  |
Ending balance |  |  |  |  | 178,600,000 |  |  | 188,200,000 |  |
ACCO Brands International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | $ 178,000,000.0 | 178,000,000.0 |  |  | 177,300,000 |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 3,900,000 | [1] |
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  |  | (800,000) |  |  | (3,200,000) |  |
Ending balance |  |  |  |  | $ 177,200,000 |  |  | $ 178,000,000.0 |  |
[1] | Goodwill has been recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the Franken acquisition, which is part of our EMEA segment, and represents the excess of the cost of the Franken acquisition when compared to the fair value estimate of the net assets acquired on April 1, 2021 (the date of the Franken acquisition). Goodwill has been recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the PowerA acquisition and represents the excess of the cost of the PowerA acquisition when compared to the fair value estimate of the net assets acquired on December 17, 2020 (the date of the PowerA acquisition) and includes a working capital adjustment of $18.2 million recorded in the first quarter of 2021 as a reduction to the purchase price, partially offset by purchase accounting adjustments of $3.7 million. See "Note 3. Acquisitions" for details on the calculation of the goodwill acquired in the acquisitions.

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