Acquisitions Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2016	Oct. 22, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired					$ 8,634,700,000	$ 3,600,000
Net sales			$ 3,954,600,000	$ 1,530,000,000	9,128,100,000	4,354,900,000
Operating Income (Loss)			323,900,000	186,600,000	587,000,000	499,500,000
Restructuring costs			13,000,000	21,000,000	41,700,000	61,600,000
Equity Issued in Business Combination, Fair Value Disclosure			9,480,300,000	0	9,480,300,000	0
Elmer's Acquisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 571,400,000
Cash Acquired from Acquisition		16,800,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets		24,500,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent		86,600,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill		262,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets		200,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles		$ 62,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life		10 years
Goodwill, Gross		$ 371,500,000
Net sales			76,100,000		199,800,000
Operating Income (Loss)			19,900,000		37,700,000
Restructuring costs			900,000		8,000,000
JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Net sales			2,440,700,000		4,663,100,000
Operating Income (Loss)			134,200,000		125,100,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 18,683,300,000
Business Acquisition, Share Price	$ 44.33
Business Combination Consideration Issuable or Payable	$ 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, Pro Forma Revenue			3,954,600,000	3,786,300,000	11,521,700,000	10,348,400,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)			$ 273,200,000	$ 209,300,000	$ 588,800,000	$ (240,900,000)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic			$ 0.56	$ 0.43	$ 1.23	$ (0.50)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted			$ 0.56	$ 0.43	$ 1.22	$ (0.50)
pro forma amortization expense			$ 52,100,000	$ 42,400,000	$ 155,900,000	$ 128,600,000
Pro forma Non Recurring Charges						$ 911,400,000
JardenAcqisition [Member] | Goodwill [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	$ 174,800,000
Total Shares Jarden Dissenting Stockholders [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Acquiree Shares Held by Dissenting Shareholders			10,600,000
Total Newell Shares Jarden Dissenting Stockholders [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Shares issuable to Dissenting Shareholders			9,100,000
TotalCashConsiderationforOutstandingEquityInterestsofJardenDissenters [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Combination Cash Merger Consideration Payable to Dissenting Shareholders	$ 222,200,000
SharesofNewellRubbermaidCommonStockforeachShareofJardenCommonStock [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Share Conversion Ratio Upon Merger	0.862
CashConsiderationforEachShareofJardenCommonStock [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 21.00
TotalSharesofNewellRubbermaidCommonStockforeachShareofJardenCommonStock [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Equity issued in business combination to shareholders	189,400,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	213,900,000
TotalCashConsiderationforOutstandingEquityInterestsofJarden [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 4,600,000,000
TotalSharesofOutstandingEquityInterestsofJarden [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Shares Acquired Business Combination	219,700,000
Jarden Convertible Notes [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Convertible Notes Payable			$ 1,500,000,000		$ 1,500,000,000
Jarden Convertible Notes [Member] | TotalSharesofOutstandingEquityInterestsofJarden [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			$ 795,900,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares			32,700,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired			$ 8,576,500,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			5,187,600,000
Business Combination Consideration Issuable or Payable	$ 5,400,000,000
Equity Issued in Business Combination [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Combination Consideration Issuable or Payable	9,900,000,000
Equity Issued in Business Combination, Fair Value Disclosure	9,480,300,000
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred			$ 626,500,000
Payment of Jarden Outstanding Debt [Member] | JardenAcqisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	$ 4,100,000,000