Profit Sharing, Retirement Savings Plans and Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive loss
Recognition of deferred pension items, net of taxes	$ 4.7	$ 22.5	$ (10.2)
U.S. pension plans [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of period	54.8	55.1
Service cost	1.1	1.0	1.5
Interest cost	4.8	2.8	3.1
Actuarial (gain) loss	10.2	(1.9)
Benefits paid	(9.3)	(2.2)
Acquisition of Diversey	150.5
Projected benefit obligation at end of period	212.1	54.8	55.1
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period	40.8	37.9
Actual gain on plan assets	7.5	3.9
Employer contributions	4.4	1.2
Benefits paid	(9.3)	(2.2)
Acquisition of Diversey	127.8
Fair value of plan assets at end of period	171.2	40.8	37.9
Underfunded status at end of year	(40.9)	(14.0)
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	1.1	1.0	1.5
Interest cost	4.8	2.8	3.1
Expected return on plan assets	(5.1)	(2.7)	(2.6)
Amortization of net prior service cost	0.2	0.3	0.5
Amortization of net actuarial loss	1.3	1.2	1.4
Net periodic benefit cost	2.3	2.6	3.9
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, not yet recognized
Unrecognized prior service costs	0.5
Unrecognized net actuarial loss	23.7
Total	24.2
Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive loss
Current year actuarial gain	7.8
Amortization of actuarial loss	(1.3)
Recognition of deferred pension items, net of taxes	(0.2)
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss	6.3
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be recognized in next fiscal year
Unrecognized prior service costs	0.2
Unrecognized net actuarial loss	2.0
Total	2.2
Information for plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets
Accumulated benefit obligation	207.5
Fair value of plan assets	$ 171.2