Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2016	Oct. 22, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 15, 2034	Jun. 15, 2019	Sep. 15, 2018	May. 04, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 2,801,600,000		$ 2,791,200,000
Acquisitions and acquisition-related activity			(21,000,000)	$ (2,000,000)
Net sales			1,314,900,000	1,264,000,000
Restructuring costs			17,700,000	27,300,000
Operating Income (Loss)			125,400,000	98,200,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 15,300,000,000
Newell Rubbermaid Stockholder's estimated initial ownership % in Newell Brands	55.00%
Jarden Stockholder and Convertible Noteholder's estimated initial ownership % in Newell Brands	45.00%
Business Acquisition, Share Price	$ 44.33
Elmer's Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life		8 years
Acquisitions and acquisition-related activity		$ (571,400,000)
Cash Acquired from Acquisition		16,800,000
Net Monetary Assets Acquired		24,500,000
Intangible Assets Acquired		262,000,000
Goodwill, Gross		371,500,000
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		42,000,000
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		220,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent		$ 86,600,000
Net sales			44,600,000
Restructuring costs			6,600,000
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs				1,700,000
JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales					8,600,000,000
Operating Income (Loss)					$ 508,000,000
Acquisition and integration costs			$ 12,700,000
Cost of Goods, Total [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs				1,500,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs				$ 200,000
TotalSharesofOutstandingEquityInterestsofJarden [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sharesacquiredbusinesscombination	219,700,000.000
Jarden 1.875% Convertible Notes due 2018 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Principal amount of note								$ 500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								1.875%
Percentage of Jarden Convertible Notes Converted									85.00%
Jarden 1.5% Convertible Notes due 2019 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Principal amount of note							$ 265,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							1.50%
Percentage of Jarden Convertible Notes Converted									75.00%
Jarden 1.125% Convertible Notes due 2034 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Principal amount of note						$ 690,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						1.125%
Percentage of Jarden Convertible Notes Converted									83.00%
TotalCashConsiderationforOutstandingEquityInterestsofJarden [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 4,600,000,000
TotalCashConsiderationforOutstandingEquityInterestsofJarden [Member] | Jarden Convertible Notes [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 800,000,000
SharesofNewellRubbermaidCommonStockforeachShareofJardenCommonStock [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Share Conversion Ratio Upon Merger	0.862
TotalSharesofNewellRubbermaidCommonStockforeachShareofJardenCommonStock [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	189,400,000.000
TotalSharesofNewellRubbermaidCommonStockforeachShareofJardenCommonStock [Member] | Jarden Convertible Notes [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	32,700,000.000
TotalSharesofOutstandingEquityInterestsofJarden [Member] | Jarden Convertible Notes [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued	37,900,000.000
CashConsiderationforEachShareofJardenCommonStock [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 21.00
Payment of Jarden Outstanding Debt [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	4,100,000,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	5,400,000,000
Equity Issued in Business Combination [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 9,900,000,000