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Debt (Junior Convertible Subordinated Debentures) (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 24 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 1997
Dec. 31, 2005
Jul. 15, 2012
Junior Subordinated Debenture Owed to Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trust           $ 436,700,000us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust
Losses on Extinguishment of Debt (33,200,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (10,900,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt      
Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]            
Proceeds From Liquidation Of Investment In Unconsolidated Trust     15,500,000nwl_ProceedsFromLiquidationOfInvestmentInUnconsolidatedTrust
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember
     
Finance subsidiary ownership percentage       100.00%nwl_PercentageOfSubsidiaryOwnership
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember
   
Interest rate of junior subordinated debt       5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember
   
Incremental Debentures Issued to Unconsolidated Subsidary       15,500,000nwl_IncrementalDebenturesIssuedToUnconsolidatedSubsidary
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember
   
Junior Subordinated Debentures Owed to Unconsolidated Subsidiary, Issued       515,500,000nwl_JuniorSubordinatedDebenturesOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryIssued
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember
   
Redemption Price As A Percentage Of Face Amount     100.00%nwl_RedemptionPriceAsPercentageOfFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember
     
Losses on Extinguishment of Debt     6,000,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember
     
Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]            
Issued shares of convertible preferred securities       10.0nwl_ConvertiblePreferredSecuritiesIssued
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
   
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage       5.25%nwl_ConvertiblePreferredSecuritiesDividendRatePercent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
   
Liquidation Preference On Preferred Stock     421,200,000nwl_LiquidationPreferenceOnPreferredStock
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
     
Convertible Preferred Securities, Par Value Per Share       $ 50nwl_ConvertiblePreferredSecuritiesParValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
   
Convertible Preferred Securities, Dividend Amount Per Share       2.625nwl_ConvertiblePreferredSecuritiesDividendAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
   
Preferred securities convertible into common stock       0.9865nwl_ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionRatio
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
   
Convertible Preferred Securities, Shares Repurchased         1.6nwl_ConvertiblePreferredSecuritiesSharesRepurchased
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
 
Convertible Preferred Securities, Shares Repurchased, Price Per Share         $ 45.27nwl_ConvertiblePreferredSecuritiesSharesRepurchasedPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
 
Convertible Preferred Securities, Shares Repurchased, Amount         $ 71,300,000nwl_ConvertiblePreferredSecuritiesSharesRepurchasedAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
 
Percentage of liquidation preference payable when called       100.00%nwl_PercentageOfLiquidationPreferencePayableWhenCalled
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember