Assets Held For Sale And Sale Of Assets	12 Months Ended
Assets Held For Sale And Sale Of Assets	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets Held For Sale And Sale Of Assets [Abstract]
Assets Held For Sale And Sale Of Assets	8. Assets Held for Sale and Sale of Assets The Company is exploring strategic options for its chemical business in Brazil. The business, which has annual revenues of approximately $40 million, markets sodium bicarbonate, dairy products and other chemicals in Brazil. The net assets associated with a portion of this business has been classified as "held for sale" for financial statement reporting purposes as of December 31, 2011. The Company reclassified approximately $8.6 million of net property, plant and equipment and approximately $3.1 million of inventories and supply parts at its Brazil facility to assets held for sale. In the first quarter of 2010, the Company sold the BRILLO and certain LAMBERT KAY product lines, along with associated productive assets, that were classified as net assets held for sale at December 31, 2009. The aggregate carrying value of these assets at December 31, 2009 was approximately $8.8 million. In 2010, the Company received net proceeds from the sale of these assets of $8.2 million, along with a note receivable of $1.8 million, and, in the first quarter of 2010, recognized a gain of approximately $1.0 million that was recorded as an offset to selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consumer Domestic segment.

Tabular disclosure of long lived assets held for sale. Disclosure may include the description of the facts and circumstances leading to the expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the carrying value of the assets held for sale, the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss).

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