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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net Loss Due to Settlements $ 65.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1 $ 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1 $ 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (645.2)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (789.0)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Reclassifications, Net of Tax (200.9)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax 123.8us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassifications To Earnings, Net Of Tax 51.7nwl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationsToEarningsNetOfTax 20.0nwl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationsToEarningsNetOfTax  
Current period change, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (149.2)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 143.8us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (82.0)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (794.4)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (645.2)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (789.0)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax (126.3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 4.3us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIRealizedUponSaleOrLiquidationNetOfTax 0.7us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIRealizedUponSaleOrLiquidationNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIRealizedUponSaleOrLiquidationNetOfTax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Realized upon Sale or Liquidation, Tax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIRealizedUponSaleOrLiquidationTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIRealizedUponSaleOrLiquidationTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIRealizedUponSaleOrLiquidationTax
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax (126.3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 5.0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 40.6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Foreign Currency Translation Loss (287.8)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (161.5)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (166.5)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
foreign exchange loss, intercompany (29.6)nwl_Foreignexchangelossintercompany 10.0nwl_Foreignexchangelossintercompany  
Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrecognized Pension & OPEB Costs [Roll Forward]      
Unrecognized Pension & Other Postretirement Costs, net of tax (483.3)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (621.1)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Reclassification Adjustments, Net of Tax (84.1)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsNetOfTax 116.3us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsNetOfTax  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification, Pension and Other Post Retirement Benefits, Prior Service Benefit and Actuarial Loss, Net of Tax 55.7nwl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationPensionAndOtherPostRetirementBenefitsPriorServiceBenefitAndActuarialLossNetOfTax 21.5nwl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationPensionAndOtherPostRetirementBenefitsPriorServiceBenefitAndActuarialLossNetOfTax 18.1nwl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationPensionAndOtherPostRetirementBenefitsPriorServiceBenefitAndActuarialLossNetOfTax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax (28.4)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax 137.8us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax (119.8)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
Unrecognized Pension & Other Postretirement Costs, net of tax 511.7us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (483.3)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (621.1)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Amortization Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, for Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax (6.5)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax [1] (1.6)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax [1] 0.7us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax [1]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Gain (Loss) Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, before Tax 92.9us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax [1] 33.5us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax [1] 25.6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax [1]
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Tax 86.4us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax 31.9us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax 26.3us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification, Pension and Other Post Retirement Benefits, Prior Service Benefit and Actuarial Loss, Tax (30.7)nwl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationPensionAndOtherPostRetirementBenefitsPriorServiceBenefitAndActuarialLossTax (10.4)nwl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationPensionAndOtherPostRetirementBenefitsPriorServiceBenefitAndActuarialLossTax (8.2)nwl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationPensionAndOtherPostRetirementBenefitsPriorServiceBenefitAndActuarialLossTax
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net 5.5us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet 3.1us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet 3.2us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet
Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss), Derivatives [Roll Forward]      
Derivative Hedging Loss, net of tax (0.4)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax (1.4)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, Net of Tax 9.5us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 3.2us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment on Derivatives Included in Net Income, Net of Tax (4.0)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax (2.2)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax 1.9us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges, Net of Tax 5.5us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax 1.0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax (2.8)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax
Derivative Hedging Loss, net of tax 5.1us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax (0.4)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax (1.4)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment on Derivatives Included in Net Income, Tax 1.5us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax 0.9us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax (1.3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax
Interest Expense [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts on Intercompany Borrowings [Member]      
Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrecognized Pension & OPEB Costs [Roll Forward]      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net 0.3us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet
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Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrecognized Pension & OPEB Costs [Roll Forward]      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net 5.9us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet
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Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrecognized Pension & OPEB Costs [Roll Forward]      
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Forward Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]      
Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrecognized Pension & OPEB Costs [Roll Forward]      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net $ 0.7us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet
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[1] These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs, which are recorded in the cost of products sold and selling, general and administrative expenses line items in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for 2014, 2013 and 2012. For 2014, $65.4 million of the amount is reflected as pension settlement charge. See Footnote 13 for further details.