Selected Financial Information Relating To Company's Segments (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 812.3	[1]	$ 782.0	[1]
Income Before Income Taxes	165.3	[2]	156.7	[2]
Operating Segments | Consumer Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	614.6	[1]	593.3	[1]
Income Before Income Taxes	129.6	[2]	126.9	[2]
Operating Segments | Consumer International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	120.4	[1]	123.8	[1]
Income Before Income Taxes	19.4	[2]	18.2	[2]
Operating Segments | Specialty Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	77.3	[1]	64.9	[1]
Income Before Income Taxes	14.0	[2]	10.0	[2]
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	0	[1],[3]	0	[1],[3]
Income Before Income Taxes	$ 2.3	[2],[3]	$ 1.6	[2],[3]

[1] Intersegment sales from Consumer International to Consumer Domestic, which are not reflected in the table, were $1.3 and $0.2 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014, respectively.

[2] In determining Income before Income Taxes, interest expense and investment earnings were allocated among segments based upon each segment’s relative operating profit.

[3] Corporate consists of equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates from Armand, ArmaKleen and Natronx.