Recently Issued or Adopted Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Recently Issued or Adopted Accounting Pronouncements	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance related to revenue recognition. This new guidance will replace all current U.S. GAAP guidance on revenue recognition and eliminate all industry-specific guidance. The new revenue recognition standard provides a unified model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The underlying principle is that an entity will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance provides a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. Other major provisions include capitalization of certain contract costs, consideration of time value of money in the transaction price and allowing estimates of variable consideration to be recognized before contingencies are resolved in certain circumstances. The guidance also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from an entity’s contracts with customers. In July 2015, the guidance was revised to be effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017. The guidance permits the use of either a retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. We have not yet selected a transition method and are currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on our financial position and results of operations. In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance related to debt issuance costs. Under this new standard, debt issuance costs reported on the consolidated balance sheet would be reflected as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. For Imation, this is effective January 1, 2016, with early adoption permitted. Retroactive application to prior periods is required. As this standard impacts only the classification of certain amounts within the consolidated balance sheet, Imation does not expect this new standard to have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations. In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance related to the disclosures for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share (or its equivalent). This standard modifies existing disclosure requirements such that investments for which the practical expedient is used to measure their fair value at net asset value (NAV) would be removed from the fair value hierarchy disclosures. Instead, an entity would be required to include those investments as a reconciling item such that the total fair value amount of investments in the fair value hierarchy disclosure is consistent with the amount on the balance sheet. Changes were also made to the requirements in a sponsor’s employee benefit plan asset disclosures. For Imation, this standard is effective January 1, 2016, with retrospective application required. Early adoption is permitted. As this standard only impacts certain disclosures, it will not impact the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition. In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Updated (ASU) No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, which modifies existing requirements regarding measuring inventory at the lower of cost or market. Under existing standards, the market amount requires consideration of replacement cost, net realizable value (NRV), and NRV less an approximately normal profit margin. The new ASU replaces market with NRV, defined as estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. This eliminates the need to determine and consider replacement cost or NRV less an approximately normal profit margin when measuring inventory. For Imation, this standard is effective prospectively beginning January 1, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this new ASU on Imation’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance related to revenue recognition. This new guidance will replace all current U.S. GAAP guidance on revenue recognition and eliminate all industry-specific guidance. The new revenue recognition standard provides a unified model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The underlying principle is that an entity will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance provides a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. Other major provisions include capitalization of certain contract costs, consideration of time value of money in the transaction price and allowing estimates of variable consideration to be recognized before contingencies are resolved in certain circumstances. The guidance also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from an entity’s contracts with customers. In July 2015, the guidance was revised to be effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017. The guidance permits the use of either a retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. We have not yet selected a transition method and are currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on our financial position and results of operations.

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance related to debt issuance costs. Under this new standard, debt issuance costs reported on the consolidated balance sheet would be reflected as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. For Imation, this is effective January 1, 2016, with early adoption permitted. Retroactive application to prior periods is required. As this standard impacts only the classification of certain amounts within the consolidated balance sheet, Imation does not expect this new standard to have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations.

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance related to the disclosures for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share (or its equivalent). This standard modifies existing disclosure requirements such that investments for which the practical expedient is used to measure their fair value at net asset value (NAV) would be removed from the fair value hierarchy disclosures. Instead, an entity would be required to include those investments as a reconciling item such that the total fair value amount of investments in the fair value hierarchy disclosure is consistent with the amount on the balance sheet. Changes were also made to the requirements in a sponsor’s employee benefit plan asset disclosures. For Imation, this standard is effective January 1, 2016, with retrospective application required. Early adoption is permitted. As this standard only impacts certain disclosures, it will not impact the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Updated (ASU) No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, which modifies existing requirements regarding measuring inventory at the lower of cost or market. Under existing standards, the market amount requires consideration of replacement cost, net realizable value (NRV), and NRV less an approximately normal profit margin. The new ASU replaces market with NRV, defined as estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. This eliminates the need to determine and consider replacement cost or NRV less an approximately normal profit margin when measuring inventory. For Imation, this standard is effective prospectively beginning January 1, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this new ASU on Imation’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.