Litigation And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 shares	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Product liability reserves			$ 81,700,000	$ 41,200,000
Environmental remediation reserve			41,900,000
Standby letters of credit outstanding			$ 80,000,000
Graco Recall [Member]
Approximate Number of Defective Merchandise Recalled		4,000,000
Lower Passaic River Matter [Member]
Number of General Notice Letter Recipients Involved In Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study			72
Lower Passaic River Matter [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			$ 315,000,000
Lower Passaic River Matter [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			3,200,000,000
Lower Passaic River Maintenance costs [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			500,000
Lower Passaic River Maintenance costs [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			1,800,000
Lower Passaic River Matter - Preferred Alternative [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			1,700,000,000
Lower Passaic River Matter - Preferred Alternative Maintenance costs [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			1,600,000
Lower Passaic River Matter-alternative range from participating parties [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			28,000,000
Lower Passaic River Matter-alternative range from participating parties [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			2,700,000,000
Lower Passaic River Matter - Selected Remedy for the Preferred Alternative [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			1,400,000,000
NHTSA - Safety Awareness [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual					$ 7,000,000
Amounts paid relating to $7M NHTSA consent order			2,100,000
NHTSA - Other payments [Member]
Payment made to NHTSA					3,000,000
NHTSA Safety Awareness - Total Cost [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual					$ 10,000,000
Clean Air Act Labeling Matter [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			$ 110,000
Total Newell Shares Jarden Dissenting Stockholders [Member]
Shares issuable to Dissenting Shareholders | shares			9.1
Acquiree Shares Held by Dissenting Shareholders | shares			10.6
Total Shares Jarden Dissenting Stockholders [Member]
Acquiree Shares Held by Dissenting Shareholders | shares	222.2		10.6