Selected Financial Information Relating To Company's Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	[1]	$ 849.0	$ 812.3
Income Before Income Taxes	[2]	173.0	165.3
Operating Segments | Consumer Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	[1]	647.8	614.6
Income Before Income Taxes	[2]	139.9	129.6
Operating Segments | Consumer International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	[1]	127.4	120.4
Income Before Income Taxes	[2]	18.1	19.4
Operating Segments | Specialty Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	[1]	73.8	77.3
Income Before Income Taxes	[2]	13.3	14.0
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	[1],[3]	0.0	0.0
Income Before Income Taxes	[2],[3]	$ 1.7	$ 2.3

[1] Intersegment sales from Consumer International to Consumer Domestic, which are not reflected in the table, were $1.0 and $1.3 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015.

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

[3] Corporate consists of equity in earnings of affiliates from Armand and ArmaKleen in the first quarter 2016, and Armand, ArmaKleen and Natronx in the first quarter 2015.