Restructuring Costs (Restructuring Charges by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring Costs	$ 74.9	$ 77.2		$ 52.8
Writing [Member]
Restructuring Costs	9.9	9.3		9.8
Home Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Costs	(1.9)	5.8	[1]	1.6
Tools [Member]
Restructuring Costs	0.6	2.9		4.5
Commercial Products [Member]
Restructuring Costs	3.0	2.2		3.2
Baby & Parenting [Member]
Restructuring Costs	3.2	3.6	[1]	2.1
Branded Consumables [Member]
Restructuring Costs	10.5	0.0		0.0
Consumer Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Costs	11.6	0.0		0.0
Outdoor Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Costs	10.8	0.0		0.0
Process Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Costs	0.1	0.0		0.0
Corporate [Member]
Restructuring Costs	27.1	$ 53.4		$ 31.6
Acquisition costs - Home Solutions segment [Member]
Restructuring Costs	0.3
Acquisition costs - Baby & Parenting Segment [Member]
Restructuring Costs	$ 2.9

[1] Includes $0.3 million of restructuring costs in the Home Solutions segment associated with the integration of Ignite and bubba for 2015 and $2.9 million of restructuring costs for 2015 in the Baby & Parenting segment associated with the integration of Baby Jogger.