Document and Entity Information Document	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 02, 2012
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	IMATION CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0001014111
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		38,401,505