Acquisitions (Details)					2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 22, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 22, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 04, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2016 $ / shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired								$ 573,700,000	$ 602,300,000	$ 0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill					$ 249,000,000			249,000,000	318,100,000
Revenues								5,915,700,000	5,727,000,000	$ 5,607,000,000
Long-term Debt					3,076,400,000			3,076,400,000	2,481,900,000
Elmer's [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 570,100,000
Cash Acquired from Acquisition	16,800,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	29,400,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent	81,800,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	249,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	50,000,000
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 199,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	8 years
Goodwill, Gross	$ 373,500,000
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value	20,000,000
Revenues					36,300,000
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	0
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs					900,000			900,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue								6,120,000,000
Fair Value of Krazy Glue JV intangible assets (including goodwill) [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value	18,000,000
Krazy Glue JV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	$ 2,000,000
Proposed Jarden Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred							$ 14,000,000,000
Expected refinancing amount of Jarden debt							4,500,000,000
Total new debt expected							$ 10,100,000,000
Newell Rubbermaid Stockholder's estimated initial ownership % in Newell Brands						54.00%	54.00%
Jarden Stockholder and Convertible Noteholder's estimated initial ownership % in Newell Brands						46.00%	46.00%
Business Acquisition, Share Price | $ / shares											$ 37.74
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs					10,800,000			10,800,000
Ignite [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired				$ 313,100,000
Cash Acquired from Acquisition				7,200,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets				18,100,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				151,600,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				94,000,000
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)				$ 57,600,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life				7 years 6 months
Goodwill, Gross				$ 143,400,000
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount				$ 105,500,000
bubba [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired			$ 82,400,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets			10,200,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill			41,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles			$ 41,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life			10 years
Goodwill, Gross			$ 31,200,000
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount			$ 31,300,000
Baby Jogger [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 210,100,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets		14,600,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent		21,800,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill		125,500,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles		23,500,000
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)		$ 102,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life		5 years
Goodwill, Gross		$ 91,800,000
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount		$ 27,900,000
2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs					6,500,000			6,500,000	5,500,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue									5,940,000,000
Planned Shares of Newell Rubbermaid Common Stock for each Share of Jarden Common Stock [Member] | Proposed Jarden Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred							$ 0.862
Planned Cash Consideration for Each Share of Jarden Common Stock [Member] | Proposed Jarden Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred							21.000
Total Planned Cash Consideration [Member] | Proposed Jarden Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred							5,500,000,000
Total Planned Value of Newell Rubbermaid Stock Consideration [Member] | Proposed Jarden Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred							8,500,000,000
Tranche 1 expected Jarden debt assumed [Member] | Proposed Jarden Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Debt Assumed							$ 300,000,000
Tranche 2 expected Jarden debt assumed [Member] [Member] | Proposed Jarden Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Debt Assumed | €						€ 300,000,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | 2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs					3,300,000			3,300,000	$ 5,500,000
Restructuring Charges [Member] | 2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs					$ 3,200,000			$ 3,200,000