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Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Sep. 30, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Subsequent Event On October 5, 2015, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Elmer’s Products, Inc. (“Elmer’s”) from an affiliate of Berwind Corporation, a family owned investment company, for a purchase price of $600.0 million, subject to customary working capital adjustments. The acquisition closed on October 22, 2015, and the purchase price was financed through the issuance of $600.0 million of unsecured senior medium-term notes (see Footnote 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the issuance of the notes). Elmer’s is a provider of activity-based adhesive and cutting products and will be included in the Writing segment.