Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Basis of Presentation	*Basis of Presentation* The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Jarden Corporation and its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or “Jarden”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, normal and recurring and necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2011 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. Certain reclassifications have been made in the Company’s financial statements of the prior year to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on previously reported net income.
Supplemental Information	*Supplemental Information* Stock-based compensation costs, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”), were $5.6 and $3.2 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $30.2 and $22.1 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was revised to present the tax benefit generated by certain stock-based compensation as a decrease to net cash flows provided by operating activities and an offsetting decrease to net cash used in financing activities of $16.6. This revision had no impact on cash flows from investing activities or net change in cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, nor did it impact the condensed consolidated balance sheets or condensed consolidated statements of operations. The revision is fully reflected in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and will have no impact on the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012. Interest expense is net of interest income of $1.7 and $2.7 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $4.8 and $5.3, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
New Accounting Guidance	*New Accounting Guidance* In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2012-02 “Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment” (“ASU 2012-02”). ASU 2012-02 allows a company to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50 percent. If based on its qualitative assessment, a company concludes that it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, then quantitative impairment testing is required. However, if a company concludes otherwise, quantitative impairment testing is not required. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012 with early adoption permitted. The adoption of the provisions of ASU 2012-02 is not expected to have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company. In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”). ASU 2011-11 enhances disclosures regarding financial instruments and derivative instruments and requires companies to provide both net information and gross information for these assets and liabilities in order to enhance comparability between those companies that prepare their financial statements in accordance with GAAP and those companies that prepare their financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-11 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and interim periods within those annual periods. Since ASU 2011-11 requires only additional disclosures, the adoption of ASU 2011-11 will not affect the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
Adoption of New Accounting Guidance	*Adoption of New Accounting Guidance* In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”). ASU 2011-05 requires companies to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The provisions of ASU 2011-05 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. Since ASU 2011-05 amends the disclosure requirements concerning comprehensive income, the adoption of ASU 2011-05 did not affect the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company. In December 2011, the FASB deferred indefinitely certain provisions of ASU 2011-05 that would require companies to present reclassification adjustments by component in both the statement where net income is presented and the statement where other comprehensive income is presented for both interim and annual financial statements. In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 requires expansion of the disclosures required for Level 3 measurements of fair value and provides updates to the existing measurement guidance. The provisions of ASU 2011-04 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of ASU 2011-04 had no affect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.