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Significant Accounting Policies, Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Adopted Accounting Standards - Narrative (Details)				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) Reportingunit	May 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 17, 2020 Segment	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Segment Reportingunit	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | Segment			3		3
Interest costs capitalized					$ 0	$ 0	$ 300,000
Impairment of intangible assets		$ 0		$ 0
Percentage of excess fair value over carrying value					10.00%
Goodwill impairment	$ 98,700,000			$ 0	$ 98,700,000	0	0
Number of reporting units | Reportingunit	3				3
Deferred taxes for undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries					$ 5,500,000
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries not permanently reinvested					216,000,000.0
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries					299,000,000.0
Advertising expenses					108,800,000	117,400,000	99,000,000.0
Research and development expenses					$ 26,300,000	$ 26,600,000	$ 19,700,000
Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Service And Maintenance Agreement Term					3 months
Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of excess fair value over carrying value					50.00%
Service And Maintenance Agreement Term					60 months
Amortizable Period, Option 1 | Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets, amortizable life					5 years
Amortizable Period, Option 2
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets, amortizable life					7 years
Amortizable Period, Option 3
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets, amortizable life					10 years
Amortizable Period, Option 4
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets, amortizable life					15 years
Amortizable Period, Option 5
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets, amortizable life					23 years
Amortizable Period, Option 6 | Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets, amortizable life					30 years
Buildings | Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life					40 years
Buildings | Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life					50 years
Machinery, equipment and furniture | Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life					3 years
Machinery, equipment and furniture | Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life					10 years
Computer software | Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life					5 years
Computer software | Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life					10 years
Leitz Indefinite-lived Trade Name
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets	$ 0
Leitz Indefinite-lived Trade Name | Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of excess fair value over carrying value	5.00%
ACCO Brands North America
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	$ 98,700,000				$ 98,700,000
ACCO Brands International
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	$ 0				0
ACCO Brands International | Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of excess fair value over carrying value	10.00%
ACCO Brands EMEA
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	$ 0				$ 0
ACCO Brands EMEA | Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of excess fair value over carrying value	50.00%

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