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Litigation, Commitments and Contingencies (Details) CAD in Millions, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 CAD	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Imation \| CMC Magnetic Corp vs. Imation \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages sought, value	$ 6.3	$ 7.2
Affiliated Entity \| CMC Magnetic Corp vs. Imation \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages sought, value	$ 0.6
Imation Enterprises Corp. \| Canadian Private Copying Collective Versus Imation \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages sought, value \| CAD			CAD 1
Loss contingency, penalties and interests sought, value \| CAD			CAD 5
Certain Vendors Associated with Legacy Businesses
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Trade payable				$ 26.8
Copyright levy accrual				5.1	$ 5.1
Other current assets \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss				$ 10.8