Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 14, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 11, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Entity	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Entity	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) Entity	Aug. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2013 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales				$ 8,603,900,000	$ 8,287,100,000	$ 7,355,900,000
Operating earnings (loss)				507,700,000	639,800,000	$ 572,900,000
Pro forma, Amortization of acquired intangible assets				$ 82,900,000	$ 82,900,000
Number of other tuck-in acquisitions | Entity				2	2	1
Amount of acquisition-related profit in inventory included in cost of sales				$ 36,900,000	$ 23,400,000	$ 89,800,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Non-recurring charges related to acquisition				12,600,000	7,200,000	2,800,000
Fair Market Value Adjustment for Manufacturers Profit in Inventory and Other Acquisition-related Costs
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Non-recurring charges related to acquisition					$ 131,000,000
Waddington
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Purchase Price			$ 712,000,000
Total value of the transaction of businesses acquisition			$ 1,350,000,000
Net sales				350,000,000
Operating earnings (loss)				32,000,000
Visant Holding Corp
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Purchase Price		$ 45,000,000
Total value of the transaction of businesses acquisition		$ 1,500,000,000
Net sales				96,000,000
Operating earnings (loss)				$ 12,000,000
Rexair Holdings Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total value of the transaction of businesses acquisition							$ 349,000,000
Yankee Candle
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales						344,000,000
Operating earnings (loss)						$ 28,000,000
Total value of the transaction of businesses acquisition								$ 1,800,000,000
Newell Rubbermaid Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stock conversion ratio	0.862
Stock conversion cash consideration	$ 21,000,000
Merger agreement termination fee, maximum	$ 900,000,000