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Significant Accounting Policies, Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Adopted Accounting Standards - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Reportingunit Segment	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | Segment			3
Interest costs capitalized			$ 0	$ 0
Impairment of intangible assets	$ 0
Percentage of excess fair value over carrying value			10.00%
Goodwill impairment		$ 0	$ 89,500,000	98,700,000	$ 0
Number of reporting units | Reportingunit			3
Deferred taxes for undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries			$ 4,000,000
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries not permanently reinvested			249,200,000
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries			272,700,000
Advertising expenses			102,700,000	108,800,000	117,400,000
Research and development expenses			$ 25,800,000	26,300,000	$ 26,600,000
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]
Intangible assets, amortizable life			30 years
ACCO Brands North America
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment			$ 89,500,000	98,700,000
ACCO Brands International
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment			0	0
ACCO Brands EMEA
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment			$ 0	$ 0

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