Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,973.6	$ 1,937.4	$ 3,801.3	$ 3,766.3
Cost of sales	1,293.6	1,278.3	2,480.3	2,495.0
Gross profit	680.0	659.1	1,321.0	1,271.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses	459.8	449.9	907.2	884.6
Amortization expense of intangible assets acquired	31.2	31.4	62.4	63.3
Stock appreciation rights expense	1.7	0.1	2.2	18.1
Costs related to the acquisition and integration of Diversey	0.9		1.8	0.4
Restructuring and other charges	14.1	11.9	20.2	11.7
Operating profit	172.3	165.8	327.2	293.2
Interest expense	(73.9)	(89.7)	(152.4)	(180.5)
Foreign currency exchange (losses) related to Venezuelan subsidiaries	0.2	(0.5)	(14.8)	(13.6)
Gain from Claims Settlement	0		21.1
Loss on debt redemption	(0.4)	(0.1)	(0.8)	(32.4)
Other (expense), net	(4.8)	(3.3)	(4.4)	(3.0)
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax provision	93.4	72.2	175.9	63.7
Income tax provision	33.1	17.9	43.8	8.7
Net earnings from continuing operations	60.3	54.3	132.1	55.0
Net earnings from discontinued operations	0	2.0	0	4.0
Net earnings available to common stockholders	$ 60.3	$ 56.3	$ 132.1	$ 59.0
Basic:
Continuing operations	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.63	$ 0.28
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.01	$ 0.00	$ 0.02
Net earnings per common share-basic	$ 0.28	$ 0.29	$ 0.63	$ 0.30
Diluted:
Continuing operations	$ 0.28	$ 0.25	$ 0.61	$ 0.26
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.01	$ 0.00	$ 0.02
Net earnings per common share-diluted	$ 0.28	$ 0.26	$ 0.61	$ 0.28
Dividends per common share	$ 0.13	$ 0.13	$ 0.26	$ 0.26
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	213.5	194.8	210.1	194.3
Diluted	214.7	213.6	214.6	213.2