Earnings Per Share (Schedule Of Calculation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	$ 186.5	$ 134.0		$ 362.6	$ 339.0
Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	0.0	0.2		(0.4)	(2.2)
NET INCOME	186.5	134.2		362.2	336.8
Dividends and equivalents for share-based awards expected to be forfeited	0.0	(0.1)		0.0	(0.1)
Net income for basic and diluted earnings per share	$ 186.5	$ 134.3		$ 362.2	$ 336.9
Weighted-average shares outstanding	482,300,000	267,500,000		396,900,000	268,200,000
Share-based payment awards classified as participating securities	1,700,000	1,300,000		1,400,000	1,400,000
Denominator for basic earnings per share	484,000,000	268,800,000		398,300,000	269,600,000
Dilutive securities	2,200,000	2,200,000	[1]	1,800,000	2,200,000	[1]
Denominator for diluted earnings per share	486,200,000	271,000,000		400,100,000	271,800,000
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of EPS	0			100,000	200,000
Total Newell Shares Jarden Dissenting Stockholders [Member]
Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Shares issuable to Dissenting Shareholders	9,100,000
Total Shares Jarden Dissenting Stockholders [Member]
Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Acquiree Shares Held by Dissenting Shareholders	10,600,000

[1] Dilutive securities include “in the money” options, non-participating restricted stock units and performance stock units. The weighted-average shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 exclude the weighted average effect of 0.1 million and 0.2 million outstanding performance stock units, respectively, because the securities were anti-dilutive.