Balance Sheet Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts receivable	$ 2,105.5	$ 2,144.6
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(56.5)	(49.3)
Total	2,049.0	2,095.3
Inventories
Finished goods	757.3	745.5
Raw materials and parts	353.5	351.4
Inventories at FIFO cost	1,110.8	1,096.9
Excess of FIFO cost over LIFO cost	(23.4)	(27.3)
Total	1,087.4	1,069.6
Property, plant and equipment, net
Land	161.9	158.8
Buildings and improvements	500.1	483.8
Leasehold improvements	79.1	77.3
Machinery and equipment	1,221.2	1,206.1
Merchandising and customer equipment	1,744.0	1,682.7
Capitalized software	386.9	385.7
Construction in progress	210.6	182.7
Property, plant and equipment, gross	4,303.8	4,177.1
Accumulated depreciation	(1,972.2)	(1,881.7)
Total	2,331.6	2,295.4
Cost of intangibles:
Other intangible assets, gross	3,395.4	3,373.2
Total	4,237.8	4,275.2
Other assets
Deferred income taxes	107.6	118.0
Pension	22.4	22.3
Other	255.7	278.6
Total	385.7	418.9
Other current liabilities:
Discounts and rebates	257.6	239.9
Dividends payable	58.5	60.0
Interest payable	59.5	51.0
Taxes payable, other than income	60.4	74.1
Derivative liabilities	13.2	3.3
Restructuring	73.8	57.5
Other	285.7	262.9
Total	808.7	748.7
Other liabilities
Deferred income taxes	1,241.0	1,305.3
Income taxes payable - noncurrent	89.7	80.8
Other	143.6	160.7
Total	1,474.3	1,546.8
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax	(15.1)	(13.5)
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit expense, net of tax	(474.9)	(481.3)
Cumulative translation, net of tax	240.5	149.9
Total	(249.5)	(344.9)
Trade names
Cost of intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Other intangible assets, gross	1,230.0	1,230.0
Customer relationships
Cost of intangibles:
Other intangible assets, gross	2,609.7	2,593.2
Accumulated amortization	(248.4)	(204.8)
Trademarks
Cost of intangibles:
Other intangible assets, gross	201.4	201.0
Accumulated amortization	(51.6)	(48.6)
Patents
Cost of intangibles:
Other intangible assets, gross	409.2	404.4
Accumulated amortization	(43.5)	(36.3)
Other technology
Cost of intangibles:
Other intangible assets, gross	175.1	174.6
Accumulated amortization	$ (44.1)	$ (38.3)