Segment Information Segment Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Depreciation And Amortization By Segment [Table Text Block]

	2012		2011		2010
Depreciation & Amortization (2)
Home Solutions	$	29.8	$	34.5	$	40.5
Writing	27.0		24.4		21.5
Tools	15.3		16.5		17.7
Commercial Products	25.1		25.6		27.2
Baby & Parenting	9.9		9.9		11.0
Specialty	9.8		11.3		15.3
Corporate	46.8		39.4		39.1
	$	163.7	$	161.6	$	172.3

Capital Expenditure By Segment [Table Text Block]

Capital Expenditures
Home Solutions	$	34.4	$	33.0	$	29.4
Writing	20.1		33.7		31.3
Tools	33.0		28.2		15.2
Commercial Products	20.7		29.2		10.3
Baby & Parenting	15.6		9.1		8.8
Specialty	6.4		8.3		7.2
Corporate(3)	47.0		81.4		62.5
	$	177.2	$	222.9	$	164.7

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	2012		2011
Identifiable Assets
Home Solutions	$	573.2	$	579.9
Writing	835.5		783.8
Tools	562.8		499.2
Commercial Products	348.8		329.3
Baby & Parenting	312.7		305.3
Specialty	309.7		297.9
Corporate (4)	3,279.3		3,365.5
	$	6,222.0	$	6,160.9