Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 9,714.9	$ 10,154.0	$ 11,170.4
Operating income (loss)	(481.7)	(7,554.0)	706.8
Other segment data:
Total assets	15,642.0	16,478.6
Capital expenditures	247.6	263.3	291.7
Depreciation and amortization	446.0	371.9	400.6
Restructuring Costs
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0.0	0.0	0.0
Operating income (loss)	(27.1)	(86.8)	(95.3)
Other segment data:
Total assets	0.0	0.0
Capital expenditures	0.0	0.0	0.0
Depreciation and amortization	0.0	0.0	0.0
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0.0	0.0	0.0
Operating income (loss)	(291.0)	(416.0)	(489.4)
Other segment data:
Total assets	1,746.2	1,149.4
Capital expenditures	58.6	74.7	176.2
Depreciation and amortization	129.2	115.6	101.7
Appliances and Cookware
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,691.0	1,818.6	2,006.9
Appliances and Cookware | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,691.0	1,818.6	2,006.9
Operating income (loss)	(535.3)	(1,596.3)	170.6
Other segment data:
Total assets	1,467.9	2,134.5
Capital expenditures	17.1	23.2	11.2
Depreciation and amortization	23.5	23.0	26.3
Food and Commercial
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,243.9	2,403.6	2,532.6
Food and Commercial | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,243.9	2,403.6	2,532.6
Operating income (loss)	(42.3)	(1,458.9)	373.2
Other segment data:
Total assets	3,794.7	4,209.4
Capital expenditures	49.3	59.7	33.8
Depreciation and amortization	134.6	64.3	93.6
Home and Outdoor Living
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,823.4	2,946.7	3,114.1
Home and Outdoor Living | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,823.4	2,946.7	3,114.1
Operating income (loss)	(173.2)	(4,237.7)	278.0
Other segment data:
Total assets	3,833.0	4,103.2
Capital expenditures	54.2	51.2	54.9
Depreciation and amortization	91.5	94.7	105.6
Learning and Development
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,956.6	2,981.6	3,269.0
Learning and Development | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,956.6	2,981.6	3,269.0
Operating income (loss)	587.2	237.9	544.8
Other segment data:
Total assets	4,800.2	4,882.1
Capital expenditures	68.4	54.5	8.2
Depreciation and amortization	$ 67.2	74.3	68.8
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		3.5	247.8
Other | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		3.5	247.8
Operating income (loss)		3.8	(75.1)
Other segment data:
Total assets		0.0
Capital expenditures		0.0	7.4
Depreciation and amortization		$ 0.0	$ 4.6