Business Segments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			5 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	May 31, 2010 Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Successor [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Successor [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Successor [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Successor [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Successor [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Successor [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Successor [Member]	May 31, 2010 North America [Member] Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 North America [Member] Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 North America [Member] Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 North America [Member] Successor [Member]	May 31, 2010 International [Member] Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 International [Member] Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 International [Member] Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 International [Member] Successor [Member]	May 31, 2010 Eliminations and other [Member] Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Eliminations and other [Member] Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Eliminations and other [Member] Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Eliminations and other [Member] Successor [Member]
Information on the Company's business segments
Sales			$ 1,009,128	$ 697,108	$ 684,029	$ 734,501	$ 765,264	$ 695,733	$ 708,544	$ 760,460	$ 688,772	$ 1,405,019	$ 2,880,902	$ 2,853,509	$ 508,738	$ 739,419	$ 1,503,736	$ 1,417,281	$ 500,390	$ 665,600	$ 1,377,166	$ 1,436,228
Intersegment sales															1,757	2,640	8,157	7,939	3,206	4,488	13,414	8,457	(4,963)	(7,128)	(21,571)	(16,396)
Segment profit (loss)			319,954									46,220	67,285	97,263	233,526	58,004	136,456	158,178	86,428	(11,784)	69,171	(60,915)
Restructuring			5,893									488	28,763	52,206	851	485	856	6,250	5,042	3	27,907	45,956
Net interest expense included in segment profit			44,505									25,017	44,762	40,559	22,181	12,593	17,011	17,142	22,324	12,424	27,751	23,417
Depreciation and amortization expense			35,652									66,669	122,731	124,074	18,843	35,559	59,375	60,898	16,809	31,110	63,356	63,176
Capital expenditures			22,935									54,441	131,067	108,339	9,120	21,197	58,326	41,822	11,542	29,366	65,831	57,227	2,273	3,878	3,910	9,290
Segment assets	$ 2,025,977	$ 2,003,788		$ 2,025,977				$ 2,003,788					$ 2,025,977	$ 2,003,788			$ 772,269	$ 752,082			$ 962,398	$ 1,020,410			$ 291,310	$ 231,296