Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies *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, 2012 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 Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 16, 2013. 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.
Stock Split	*Stock Split* On March 18, 2013, the Company consummated a 3-for-2 stock split in the form of a stock dividend of one additional share of common stock for every two shares of common stock. The Company retained the current par value of $0.01 per share for all common shares. All references to the number of shares outstanding, issued shares, per share amounts and restricted stock and stock option data of the Company’s common shares have been restated to reflect the effect of the stock split for all periods presented in the Company’s accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto. Stockholders’ equity has been retroactively restated to reflect the effect of the stock split by reclassifying from additional paid-in capital to common stock, an amount equal to the par value of the additional shares resulting from the stock split.
Supplemental Information	*Supplemental Information* Stock-based compensation costs, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”), were $5.4 and $5.6 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $49.9 and $30.2 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Interest expense is net of interest income of $1.3 and $1.7 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $4.2 and $4.8, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Venezuela Operations	*Venezuela Operations* The Company’s subsidiaries operating in Venezuela are considered under GAAP to be operating in a highly inflationary economy. As such, the Company’s financial statements of its subsidiaries operating in Venezuela are remeasured as if their functional currency were the U.S. dollar and gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities are reflected in current earnings. The financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries operating in Venezuela are remeasured at and are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements at the official exchange rate of 6.30 Bolivars per U.S. dollar, which is the Company’s expected settlement rate. On February 8, 2013, the Venezuelan government announced its intention to further devalue its currency (Bolivar) relative to the U.S. dollar. As a result of the devaluation, the official exchange rate changed to 6.30 Bolivars per U.S. dollar for imported goods. As such, beginning in February 2013, the financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries operating in Venezuela have been remeasured at and are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements at the new official exchange rate. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded $29.0 devaluation-related charges related to its Venezuela operations, which are almost entirely comprised of a non-cash charge related to the write-down of monetary assets due to the change in the official exchange rate. These charges are included in SG&A.
New Accounting Guidance	*New Accounting Guidance* In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists” (“ASU 2013-11”). ASU No. 2013-11 provides explicit guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. ASU 2013-11 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2013-11 to have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company. In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-05, “Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity” (“ASU 2013-05”). The objective of ASU 2013-05 is to resolve the diversity in practice as it relates to the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income upon derecognition of a subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign entity. ASU 2013-05 is effective prospectively for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of ASU 2013-05 will be applied prospectively to derecognition events occurring after the effective date. In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-04, “Obligations Resulting From Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation is Fixed at the Reporting Date” (“ASU 2013-04”). ASU 2013-04 requires an entity to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this guidance is fixed at the reporting date, as the sum of the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. ASU 2013-04 also requires an entity to disclose the nature and amount of the obligation, as well as other information about those obligations. ASU 2013-04 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2013-04 to have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
Adoption of New Accounting Guidance	*Adoption of New Accounting Guidance* In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2013-02”). ASU 2013-02 requires new disclosures related to amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) by component, as well as disclosures related to reclassifications from AOCI to net income. These disclosures may be presented on the face of the consolidated financial statements or in the notes thereto. ASU 2013-02 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of ASU 2013-02 had no 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. The adoption of ASU 2011-11 had no effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

Disclosure of accounting policy for (1) transactions denominated in a currency other than the reporting enterprise's functional currency, (2) translating foreign currency financial statements that are incorporated into the financial statements of the reporting enterprise by consolidation, combination, or the equity method of accounting, and (3) remeasurement of the financial statements of a foreign reporting enterprise in a hyperinflationary economy.

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