Other Post-Employment Benefits and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Legacy Diversey [Member] Age	Dec. 31, 2011 International Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Canada Plans [Member]
Profit Sharing, Retirement Savings Plans and Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Post-Employment Benefits and Other Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]
Accrued benefit liability associated with subsidies	$ 3	$ 3
Discretionary profit sharing plan expense	$ 0
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Minimum age of employee for entitlement of other postretirement benefit plans			50
Amortization period of transition obligation			20 years
Accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations, weighted-average discount rate			46.00%
Health care cost trend rate assumed				4.00%	8.00%	9.00%
Health care cost trend rate downgraded by 2018					5.00%	5.00%