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Restructuring Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Reportable Business Segment [Member]

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				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Segment	2012		2011		2012		2011
Newell Consumer	$	1.3	$	—	$	12.2	$	—
Newell Professional	4.3		—		9.1		—
Baby & Parenting	0.5		—		0.7		—
Corporate	7.6		5.5		15.5		12.3
	$	13.7	$	5.5	$	37.5	$	12.3

Project Renewal [Member]

Schedule Of Restructuring Costs By Segment

The following table depicts the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for Project Renewal for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 aggregated by reportable business segment (in millions):



	December 31, 2011							September 30, 2012
Segment	Balance		Provision		Costs Incurred			Balance
Newell Consumer	$	8.7	$	12.2	$	(11.3	)	$	9.6
Newell Professional	2.4		9.1		(6.4		)	5.1
Baby & Parenting	1.8		0.7		(1.8		)	0.7
Corporate	2.8		3.3		(3.7		)	2.4
	$	15.7	$	25.3	$	(23.2	)	$	17.8

Schedule of Changes In Accrued Restructuring Reserves

The following table depicts the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for Project Renewal for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in millions):



	December 31, 2011							September 30, 2012
	Balance		Provision		Costs Incurred			Balance
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs	$	11.2	$	17.8	$	(15.8	)	$	13.2
Exited contractual commitments and other	4.5		7.5		(7.4		)	4.6
	$	15.7	$	25.3	$	(23.2	)	$	17.8

Schedule Of Rescturcturing Costs, By Cost Type

The following table depicts the restructuring charges incurred in connection with Project Renewal (in millions):



	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2012
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs	$	5.1	$	17.8
Exited contractual commitments and other	2.0		7.5
	$	7.1	$	25.3

European Transformation Plan [Member]

Summary Of Restructuring Costs

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				Nine Months Ended				Since inception through September 30, 2012
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Restructuring charges	$	6.6	$	5.5	$	12.2	$	12.3	$	31.1

Schedule of Changes In Accrued Restructuring Reserves

The following table depicts the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for the European Transformation Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in millions):



	December 31, 2011							September 30, 2012
	Balance		Provision		Costs Incurred			Balance
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs	$	6.0	$	9.7	$	(5.9	)	$	9.8
Exited contractual commitments and other	2.1		2.5		(1.7		)	2.9
	$	8.1	$	12.2	$	(7.6	)	$	12.7

Project Acceleration [Member]

Schedule Of Restructuring Costs By Segment

The following table depicts the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 aggregated by reportable business segment (in millions):



	December 31, 2011							September 30, 2012
Segment	Balance		Provision		Costs Incurred			Balance
Newell Consumer	$	2.7	$	—	$	(0.1	)	$	2.6
Newell Professional	3.7		—		(0.6		)	3.1
Corporate	2.8		—		(1.7		)	1.1
	$	9.2	$	—	$	(2.4	)	$	6.8

Schedule of Changes In Accrued Restructuring Reserves

A summary of activity in accrued restructuring reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is as follows (in millions):



	December 31, 2011							September 30, 2012
	Balance		Provision		Costs Incurred			Balance
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs	$	3.3	$	—	$	(1.5	)	$	1.8
Exited contractual commitments and other	5.9		—		(0.9		)	5.0
	$	9.2	$	—	$	(2.4	)	$	6.8

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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