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Business Acquisitions, Pro Forma, Nonrecurring Acquisition Related Costs

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Business Acquisition, Total Value of Transaction, Inclusive of Debt Assumed and Repaid

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Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Net Tangible Assets

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Represents the pro forma amortization expense of finite lived intangible assets acquired in a business combination.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 Entity	Dec. 31, 2013 Entity	Dec. 31, 2012	Aug. 29, 2014	Oct. 03, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price allocation, goodwill	$ 2,880.2us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 2,620.3us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 1,824.0us-gaap_Goodwill
Number of other tuck-in acquisitions	2us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired	1us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired
Net sales	8,287.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	7,355.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	6,696.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Operating earnings (loss)	639.8us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	572.9us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	576.8us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Cost of Sales
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount of acquisition-related profit in inventory included in cost of sales	23.4	89.8	6.0
SG&A
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Non-recurring charges related to acquisition	7.2	2.8	3.5
Rexair Holdings Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total value of the transaction of businesses acquisition				349
Purchase price allocation, identifiable tangible net liabilities excluding debt repaid				47
Purchase price allocation, identifiable intangible assets				203
Purchase price allocation, goodwill				193.0
Yankee Candle
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total value of the transaction of businesses acquisition					1,800
Net sales		344.0
Operating earnings (loss)		28.0
Amortization of purchased intangible assets from acquisition		4.4
Non-recurring charges related to acquisition			$ 82.6