Restructuring Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Reportable Business Segment [Member]

Summary Of Accrued Restructuring Reserves

The table below shows restructuring costs recognized for all restructuring activities for the periods indicated, aggregated by reportable business segment (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Segment	2012		2011
Newell Consumer	$	8.6	$	—
Newell Professional	2.3		—
Baby & Parenting	0.2		—
Corporate	1.6		5.8
	$	12.7	$	5.8

Project Renewal [Member]

Schedule Of Restructuring Costs Recognized by Segment

The following table depicts the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for Project Renewal for the three months ended March 31, 2012 aggregated by reportable business segment (in millions):

	December 31, 2011							March 31, 2012
Segment	Balance		Provision		Costs Incurred			Balance
Newell Consumer	$	8.7	$	8.6	$	(6.2	)	$	11.1
Newell Professional	2.4		2.3		(1.5		)	3.2
Baby & Parenting	1.8		0.2		(0.7		)	1.3
Corporate	2.8		0.2		(1.0		)	2.0
	$	15.7	$	11.3	$	(9.4	)	$	17.6

Summary Of Accrued Restructuring Reserves

Restructuring charges incurred in connection with Project Renewal were as follows for the periods indicated (in millions):

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012		Three Months Ended March 31, 2011		Since inception through March 31, 2012
Restructuring charges	$	11.3	$	—	$	42.5

Changes In Accrued Restructuring Reserves

The following table depicts the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for Project Renewal for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (in millions):

	December 31, 2011							March 31, 2012
	Balance		Provision		Costs Incurred			Balance
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs	$	11.2	$	7.6	$	(5.5	)	$	13.3
Exited contractual commitments and other	4.5		3.7		(3.9		)	4.3
	$	15.7	$	11.3	$	(9.4	)	$	17.6

Schedule Of Rescturcturing Charges, By Cost Type

The following table depicts the restructuring charges incurred in connection with Project Renewal for the three months ended March 31, (in millions):

	2012
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs	$	7.6
Exited contractual commitments and other	3.7
	$	11.3

European Transformation Plan [Member]

Summary Of Accrued Restructuring Reserves

Restructuring charges incurred in connection with the European Transformation Plan are reported in the Company's Corporate segment and were as follows for the periods indicated (in millions):

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012		Three Months Ended March 31, 2011		Since inception through March 31, 2012
Restructuring charges	$	1.4	$	5.8	$	20.3

Changes In Accrued Restructuring Reserves

The following table depicts the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for the European Transformation Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (in millions):

	December 31, 2011							March 31, 2012
	Balance		Provision		Costs Incurred			Balance
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs	$	6.0	$	0.8	$	(1.8	)	$	5.0
Exited contractual commitments and other	2.1		0.6		(0.7		)	2.0
	$	8.1	$	1.4	$	(2.5	)	$	7.0

Project Acceleration [Member]

Schedule Of Restructuring Costs Recognized by Segment

The following table depicts the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for the three months ended March 31, 2012 aggregated by reportable business segment (in millions):

	December 31,  2011							March 31, 2012
Segment	Balance		Provision		Costs Incurred			Balance
Newell Consumer	$	2.7	$	—	$	—		$	2.7
Newell Professional	3.7		—		(0.1		)	3.6
Corporate	2.8		—		(0.7		)	2.1
	$	9.2	$	—	$	(0.8	)	$	8.4

Changes In Accrued Restructuring Reserves

A summary of activity in accrued restructuring reserves for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is as follows (in millions):

	December 31,  2011							March 31, 2012
	Balance		Provision		Costs Incurred			Balance
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs	$	3.3	$	—	$	(0.5	)	$	2.8
Exited contractual commitments and other	5.9		—		(0.3		)	5.6
	$	9.2	$	—	$	(0.8	)	$	8.4