STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Quarterly Offerings of Shares	100,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
2000 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock Award, Shares Issued in Period	3,500
Common Stock Award, Per Share Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 32.64
2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Number of Shares Authorized	2,000,000
Share Based Compensation Arrangement ByShare Based Payment Award, Additional Shares Authorized	1,000,000
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance	659,794
Maximum Employee Subscription Rate	10.00%
Payroll Deduction to Purchase Common Stock	85.00%
Discount from Market Price at Offering Date	15.00%
Weighted Average per Share Fair Values of the Purchase Rights	$ 8.45	$ 10.77
Last Day of the quarterly Offering [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payroll Deduction to Purchase Common Stock	85.00%
Bank of Montreal [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.50%
10 year term	10
Year of Payment	6
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 63.73
Eveready's Participation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of Matching Units Vesting each December 31	20.00%
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	46,000
Per Share Shortfall Bonus	$ 24.00
Participation Plan as an Equity Award and Recognized Compensation	$ 200,000	$ 600,000
Options Vested at end of period	9,092
Shares Forfeited at end of period	1,102