Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (Diversey Holdings Inc [Member]) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Diversey Holdings Inc [Member]
Number of common stock received by Diversey stockholders	31.7

Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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