Acquisitions and Mergers - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions						1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
		Jul. 06, 2017	Apr. 03, 2017	Apr. 15, 2016	Oct. 22, 2015	Sep. 30, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, cash									$ 634.3	$ 8,635.2	$ 573.7
Goodwill									10,560.1	10,218.9	2,791.2
Share conversion ratio upon merger		86.20%
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares		6.6
Issue of common stock to settling petitioners , Value		$ 162.0
Amortization of intangible assets									352.0	223.0	76.5
Revenues	[1],[2]								14,742.2	13,264.0	5,915.7
Operating income (loss)									1,225.7	1,100.1	601.4
Goodwill [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, goodwill, expected tax deductible amount									357.0
Smith Mountain Industries [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, cash								$ 100.0
Jarden Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, cash				$ 5,400.0
Share conversion ratio upon merger				86.20%
Business combination, cash consideration transferred per share		$ 21.00		$ 21.00
Business combination cash merger consideration payable to dissenting shareholders				$ 222.0					$ 61.0
Shares issuable to Dissenting Shareholders				9.1					2.5
Business combination, consideration transferred, liabilities incurred		$ 171.0		$ 627.0					$ 171.0
Merger consideration including debt assumed				18,700.0
Business combination consideration issuable or payable				$ 15,300.0
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares				213.9			6.6
Equity issued in business combination, fair value				$ 9,900.0
Issue of common stock to settling petitioners , Value							$ 162.0
Revenues									7,300.0
Operating income (loss)									$ 509.0
Jarden Acquisition [Member] | Pro Forma [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization of intangible assets										$ 201.0	181.0
Sistema Plastics [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, cash			$ 472.0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment			39.0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill			291.0
Goodwill			$ 142.0
Chesapeake Bay Candle [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, cash						$ 75.0
Elmer's [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, cash					$ 571.0
Revenues											$ 36.3

[1] All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Sales to Walmart Inc. and subsidiaries amounted to approximately 13.7%, 13.5% and 10.9% of consolidated net sales in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, substantially across all segments.

[2] Geographic sales information is based on the region from which the products are shipped and invoiced. Long-lived assets by geography are not presented because it is impracticable to do so.