Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net sales	[1]	$ 4,579.4	$ 4,013.6	$ 3,703.6
Cost of products sold		2,997.5	2,646.7	2,408.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,047.6	943.3	938.7
Amortization of intangible assets		21.6	13.1	9.4
Restructuring charges		16.6	7.0	2.8
Asset impairment charges		0.0	0.0	21.2
OPERATING INCOME		496.1	403.5	323.0
Interest expense		31.9	10.4	7.2
Other expense, net		4.3	1.2	5.3
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		459.9	391.9	310.5
Income taxes		153.4	118.3	101.5
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		306.5	273.6	209.0
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		9.0	(114.3)	21.9
NET INCOME		315.5	159.3	230.9
Less: Noncontrolling interests		0.5	1.2	1.2
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO FORTUNE BRANDS		$ 315.0	$ 158.1	$ 229.7
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
Continuing operations		$ 1.92	$ 1.68	$ 1.26
Discontinuing operations		0.05	(0.70)	0.13
Net income attributable to Fortune Brands common shareholders		1.97	0.98	1.39
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
Continuing operations		1.88	1.64	1.21
Discontinuing operations		0.05	(0.69)	0.13
Net income attributable to Fortune Brands common shareholders		$ 1.93	$ 0.95	$ 1.34
Basic average number of shares outstanding		159.5	161.8	165.5
Diluted average number of shares outstanding		163.0	166.3	171.3
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.58	$ 0.50	$ 0.42

[1] Based on country of destination