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Entity Registrant Name Entity Central Index Key Document Type Document Period End Date Amendment Flag Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Current Fiscal Year End Date Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Entity Voluntary Filers Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Filer Category Entity Public Float Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block] ACQUISITIONS Land Land Buildings and Improvements, Gross Buildings and Improvements, Gross, Total Buildings Movement in Standard and Extended Product Warranty, Increase (Decrease) [Roll Forward] Company's accrual for product warranty claims Product Warranty Accrual Balance at June 30 Balance at January 1 Product Warranty Accrual, Total Product Warranty Accrual, Payments Settlements Other Long Term Liabilities (Textuals) [Abstract] Other Long-Term Liabilities Textuals. 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Number of manufacturing sites account for major accrual for environmental-related activities Estimated costs of current investigation and remediation activities included in other accruals Estimated costs of current investigation and remediation activities included in other accruals. Estimated costs of current investigation and remediation activities included in other accruals Accruals For Environmental Related Activities In Percentage Accruals for environmental-related activities, percentage of four sites of total accrual Percent of total accrual for environmental-related activities attributable to four currently and formerly owned manufacturing sites. Accruals for environmental-related activities of four sites Site Contingency, Accrual, Undiscounted Amount Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Warranties Issued Charges to expense Other qualified exit costs [Member] Other Qualified Exit Costs. Severance and related costs [Member] Summary Of Exit Or Disposal Activities Costs Abstract Summary of exit or disposal activities costs. Summary of exit or disposal activities costs Restructuring Reserve Ending Balance Beginning Balance Restructuring Reserve, Total Restructuring Reserve, Period Expense Provisions for qualified exit costs in Cost of goods sold or SG&A expenses Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment Adjustments to prior provisions in Other general expense - net Adjustments to prior provisions for qualified exit costs Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment, Total Adjustments to prior provisions in Other general expense - net Paint Stores Group [Member] Paint Stores Group. Consumer Group [Member] Consumer Group. Global Finishes Group [Member] Global Finishes Group. 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Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table] Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] Facility Closing Prior Years Three [Member] Facilities Shutdown in 2008 [Member] Facility Closing Prior Years Three Member. Repurchase of 7.45% debentures Repayments of Long-term Debt Payments of long-term debt Repayments of Long-term Debt, Total Inventory, Work in Process and Raw Materials Work in process and raw materials Capital Stock (Textuals) [Abstract] Capital Stock. Statement, Business Segments [Axis] Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets Loss (gain) on disposition of assets Loss (gain) on disposition of assets Loss (gain) on disposition of assets Net expense from financing and investing activities Net expense from financing activities Net expense from financing and investing activities. Dividend and royalty income Dividend and royalty income Dividend and royalty income Dividend and royalty income. 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Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Stock Options And Other Contingently Issuable Shares Stock options and other contingently issuable shares Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Stock Options And Other Contingently Issuable Shares. Net Income Allocated To Unvested Restricted Shares Assuming Dissolution Less net income allocated to unvested restricted shares assuming dilution Net Income Allocated To Unvested Restricted Shares Assuming Dissolution. Net Income Allocated To Common Shares Assuming Dissolution Net income allocated to common shares assuming dilution Net Income Allocated To Common Shares Assuming Dissolution. Percent Common Shares Representing Outstanding Shares Percent common shares representing outstanding shares Percent Common Shares Representing Outstanding Shares. Percent Restricted Shares Representing Outstanding Shares Percent restricted shares representing outstanding shares Percent Restricted Shares Representing Outstanding Shares. Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] Reportable segment information Administrative Expenses And Other Administrative expenses and other Administrative expenses and other Administrative Expenses And Other. Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount Average common shares outstanding, anti-dilutive Foreign Subsidiaries (Member) Consolidated foreign subsidiaries [Member] Consolidated foreign subsidiaries. Mark up on intersegment transfers realized as a result of external sales included in segment profit Mark-up on intersegment transfers realized as a result of external sales included in segment profit. 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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block] BASIS OF PRESENTATION Dividends [Abstract] Comprehensive Income Note [Text Block] COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Product Warranties [Abstract] Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block] PRODUCT WARRANTIES Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block] FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Basis of Presentation (Textuals) [Abstract] Basis of Presentation (Textuals) [Abstract] Basis of Presentation. Reduction in Basic Earnings Per Share Reduction in basic earnings per share Reduction in basic earnings per share resulting from one-time increase in income taxes related to health care legislation. Reduction in Diluted Earnings Per Share Reduction in diluted earnings per share Reduction in diluted earnings per share resulting from one-time increase in income taxes related to health care legislation. Dividends (Textuals) [Abstract] Dividends. Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract] Comprehensive Income Other Comprehensive Income, Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax Other Comprehensive Income, Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax, Total Foreign currency translation adjustments Other Comprehensive Income, Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment, Net of Tax Other Comprehensive Income, Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment, Net of Tax, Total Amortization of net prior service costs and net actuarial losses, net of taxes Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Comprehensive income Comprehensive income One Time Increase In Income Tax One time increase in income tax One-time increase in income taxes related to health care legislation. 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Other Comprehensive Income, Defined Benefit Plans, Tax Other Comprehensive Income, Defined Benefit Plans, Tax, Total Tax effect of amortization of net prior service costs and net actuarial losses Amortization of Deferred Charges [Abstract] Amortization of: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract] Health care, pension and other benefits Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Obligations Deferred compensation plan liability Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fair Value Measurements (Textuals) [Abstract] Fair Value Measurements Textuals. Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract] Financial Instruments Publicly traded debt [Member] Publicly traded debt. Non-traded debt [Member] Non-traded debt. Debt Instrument Carrying Value Debt Instrument Carrying Amount Debt Instrument Carrying Value. Debt Instrument, Fair Value Debt Instrument Fair Value Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] Long-term Debt, Type [Domain] Debt Instrument [Line Items] Treasury Stock, Shares, Retired Company retired all of common stock shares in treasury Federal Income Tax Deductions Claimed By Company With Respect To Leveraged Esop Transactions Federal income tax deductions claimed by company with respect to Leveraged ESOP Transactions 2004 through 2007 years for income taxes Federal income tax deductions claimed by the Company with respect to the Leveraged ESOP Transactions. Federal Tax Savings Realized With Respect To Leveraged Esop Transactions Federal tax savings realized with respect to the Leveraged ESOP Transactions on August 27, 2003 and August 1, 2006 Federal tax savings realized with respect to the Leveraged ESOP Transactions. Deductions Claimed And Federal Income Tax Savings Realized In Subsequent Years Related To Leveraged Esop Transactions Deductions claimed in subsequent years related to the leveraged ESOP Transactions Deductions claimed and federal income tax savings realized in subsequent years related to the leveraged ESOP Transactions. Federal Income Tax Savings Realized In Subsequent Years Related To Leveraged Esop Transactions Federal income tax savings realized in subsequent years related to the Leveraged ESOP Transactions 2004 through 2007 years Federal income tax savings realized in subsequent years related to the leveraged ESOP Transactions. Classes Of Participating Securities Classes of participating securities. Classes of participating securities Export Sales To Individual Customer Export sales and sales to individual customer Export sales to individual customer. Dividends [Text Block] DIVIDENDS Dividends. Other General Expense Income Net [Abstract] Other general (income) expense - net Other General Expense Income Net. Other Income Expense Net [Abstract] Other income - net Other Income Expense Net. 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Adjustments To Prior Provisions Adjustments to prior provisions for exit or disposal activities recorded in Other general expense net Adjustments to prior provisions for exit or disposal activities recorded in Other general expense - net. Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis, Total Cost basis of the investment funds Financial Instruments [Abstract] Financial Instruments [Abstract] Debt Disclosure [Text Block] FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets Carrying amount of the investments, included in other assets Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities Liability for estimated future capital contributions to the investments Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Abstract] Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block] Company's accrual for product warranty claims Non-Traded Investments [Abstract] Non Traded Investments. Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Disclosures [Abstract] Non-Traded Investments (Textuals) [Abstract] Litigation [Abstract] Litigation. Exit Or Disposal Costs To Cogs And Sga Exit costs and severance costs charged to COGS and SG&A Qualified exit costs and severance costs charged to Cost of goods sold or SG&A. 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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax, Total Adjustments of marketable equity securities, net of taxes Other income - net Revenues Net external sales Revenues, Total Net sales Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted Average common shares outstanding assuming dilution Average shares and equivalents outstanding - diluted Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired Long-Lived Assets Long-lived assets Schedule of Other Operating Cost and Expense, by Component [Table Text Block] Other general (income) expense - net Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Table Text Block] Other income - net Earnings Per Share, Basic, Two Class Method [Abstract] Basic Earnings Per Share, Diluted, Two Class Method [Abstract] Diluted Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] Comprehensive Income Decrease In Common Stock Due To Retirement Of Treasury Stock Decrease in Common stock Decrease in Common stock due to retirement of treasury stock. Decrease In Retained Earnings Due To Retirement Of Treasury Stock Decrease in Retained earnings Decrease in Retained earnings due to retirement of treasury stock. OTHER Other [Abstract] Other (Textuals) [Abstract] Aggregate consideration paid for 2010 acquisitions, net of cash acquired