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Restructuring and Relocation Activities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jul. 23, 2014
Jobs
Jan. 31, 2015
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]          
Restructuring payments including associated costs $ 108.1see_RestructuringPaymentsIncludingAssociatedCosts $ 107.0see_RestructuringPaymentsIncludingAssociatedCosts [1] $ 103.4see_RestructuringPaymentsIncludingAssociatedCosts [1]    
FUSION [Member]          
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]          
Start date when restructuring costs are to be incurred, year 2015        
End date when restructuring costs are to be incurred, year 2017        
Start date when capital expenditures are to be incurred, year 2015        
End date when capital expenditures are to be incurred, year 2016        
Jobs relocation period       3 years  
Number of Jobs relocated from Elmwood park to Charlotte       1,300see_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsRelocated
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FUSION [Member] | Racine,Wisconsin          
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Restructuring expected accrual remaining to pay 3see_RestructuringAccrualExpectedToPayInYearTwoAndThree
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Expected completed date of restructuring program Dec. 31, 2016        
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Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]          
Restructuring payments including associated costs 220.0see_RestructuringPaymentsIncludingAssociatedCosts
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[1] Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the retrospective application of the Company’s change in inventory costing method for certain U.S. inventories to the FIFO method from the LIFO method. Refer to Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Inventories,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for further details surrounding this accounting policy change.