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Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 18, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Material pledge percentage 65.00%awi_PercentageOfStockOfFirstTierForeignSubsidiariesPledged     65.00%awi_PercentageOfStockOfFirstTierForeignSubsidiariesPledged      
Bank, legal and other fees $ 8.3us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount     $ 8.3us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount $ 8.1us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount    
Fees capitalized and amortized into interest expense 7.2awi_DebtInstrumentCapitalizedFeeAmount     7.2awi_DebtInstrumentCapitalizedFeeAmount      
Maximum unrestricted cash and cash equivalents for leverage ratio calculation   100awi_UnrestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents          
Required prepayment amount, percent of consolidated excess cash flow   50.00%awi_PercentOfConsolidatedExcessCashFlowRequiredForPrepayment          
Required prepayment amount below leverage ratio, percent of consolidated excess cash flow   0.00%awi_PercentOfConsolidatedExcessCashFlowRequiredForPrepaymentBelowLeverageRatio          
Credit facility, covenant leverage ratio threshold   3.5awi_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantLeverageRatioThreshold          
Unamortized debt financing costs written off 18.9us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost            
Subordinated notes payable   103.1us-gaap_SubordinatedDebt 104.1us-gaap_SubordinatedDebt        
Senior Credit Facility [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity         1,050.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorLoansMember
   
Basis spread on LIBOR     3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorLoansMember
       
Amended Senior Credit Facility [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity         1,300.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
   
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity   250.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    250.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Amount outstanding   0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
         
Credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity   242.2us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
         
Letters of Credit [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity   150.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
    150.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
   
Letters of credit, amount outstanding   7.8us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
         
Term Loan A [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity         250.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_TermLoanMember
   
Term Loan B [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity         800.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_TermLoanBMember
   
Subordinated Debt [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Amount outstanding   0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubordinatedDebtMember
         
Letters of credit, amount outstanding   59.3us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubordinatedDebtMember
         
Amended Senior Credit Facility [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 1,300.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
    1,300.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
     
Additions to credit facility         250awi_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionsToBorrowingCapacity
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
   
Basis spread on LIBOR       2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
     
Amended Senior Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 250.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    250.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
     
Amended Senior Credit Facility [Member] | Letters of Credit [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 150.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
    150.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
     
Amended Senior Credit Facility [Member] | Term Loan A [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 550.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_TermLoanMember
    550.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_TermLoanMember
     
Maturity date   Mar. 01, 2018          
Amended Senior Credit Facility [Member] | Term Loan B [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 475.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_TermLoanBMember
    475.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ awi_AmendedLongTermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_AmendedSeniorCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= awi_TermLoanBMember
     
Maturity date   Mar. 01, 2020          
Securitization Facility [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 75.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_SecuritizationFacilityMember
90.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_SecuritizationFacilityMember
  75.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_SecuritizationFacilityMember
  100.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_SecuritizationFacilityMember
 
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity March through September             100awi_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacitySeason1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_SecuritizationFacilityMember
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity October through February             90awi_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacitySeason2
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_SecuritizationFacilityMember
Maturity date   Dec. 01, 2017   Mar. 01, 2016   Dec. 01, 2014  
Securitization Facility [Member] | Letters of Credit [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity   75.5us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_SecuritizationFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
         
Amount outstanding   59.3us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_SecuritizationFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
         
Letters of credit, amount outstanding   16.2us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_SecuritizationFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
         
Securitization Facility [Member] | ARC [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Ownership interest   100.00%us-gaap_SubsidiaryOfLimitedLiabilityCompanyOrLimitedPartnershipOwnershipInterest
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_SecuritizationFacilityMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awi_ArmstrongReceivablesCompanyMember
         
International Subsidiary Letters Of Credit [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity   5.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_InternationalSubsidiaryLettersOfCreditMember
         
Amount outstanding   0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_InternationalSubsidiaryLettersOfCreditMember
         
Credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity   4.8us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_InternationalSubsidiaryLettersOfCreditMember
         
International Subsidiary Letters Of Credit [Member] | Letters of Credit [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity   0.3us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_InternationalSubsidiaryLettersOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
         
Amount outstanding   0.2us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_InternationalSubsidiaryLettersOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
         
Credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity   0.1us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_InternationalSubsidiaryLettersOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
         
International Subsidiary Letters Of Credit [Member] | Subordinated Debt [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Letters of credit, amount outstanding   $ 0.2us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= awi_InternationalSubsidiaryLettersOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubordinatedDebtMember