Stockholders' Equity - New Hire Equity Awards, Inducement Awards, Incentive Compensation and Other Awards (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 18, 2017 $ / shares shares	Aug. 04, 2017 $ / shares	Jan. 15, 2016 award	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Target level for the determination of performance goals and measures					100.00%
Additional awards of restricted stock | award			2
Shares issued based on completion of performance conditions					480,283	481,834	419,844
Expected achievement of award					200.00%
Liability-classified | $					$ 1,378.2	$ 2,119.0
Expense related to the SLO program | $					$ 44.9	59.9	$ 61.2	[1]
Share Based Compensation Expense Recognized Period					15 months
2017 Three-year PSU Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected achievement of award					100.00%
Target Level For Performance Goals Measure Achieved, three Year Compound Annual Growth Rate Of Net Trade Sales					33.00%
Unrecognized compensation expense | $					$ 2.1
Weighted-average remaining contractual life					2 years
Performance Vesting Inducement Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)					75,000
Fair value on grant date (in usd per share) | $ / shares					$ 12.55
Target level for the determination of performance goals and measures					100.00%
Performance period					2 years
Expected price volatility, percent					24.60%
Risk-free interest rate					0.92%
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)					44,254
Fair value of three-year PSU awards vested | $					$ 19.5	$ 10.0	$ 10.2
Unrecognized compensation expense | $					$ 21.0
Weighted-average remaining contractual life					1 year 3 months 18 days
Time Vesting New Hire Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)	30,000
Fair value on grant date (in usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 42.89
2017 Performance-vesting New Hire Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)	70,000
Fair value on grant date (in usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 10.63
Target level for the determination of performance goals and measures	100.00%
Expected price volatility, percent	25.00%
Risk-free interest rate	1.60%
Time Vesting Inducement Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)					75,000
Fair value on grant date (in usd per share) | $ / shares					$ 39.95
2014 Three-year PSU Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued based on completion of performance conditions					636,723	0	0
2014 Special PSU Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)					641,480
Fair value on grant date (in usd per share) | $ / shares					$ 32.10
Shares issued based on completion of performance conditions					749,653	0	0
Fair value of three-year PSU awards vested | $				$ 20.6
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $				$ 35.3
PSU awards performance period					3 years
Percentage of reduction in amount earned based on free cash flow performance					25.00%
P S Us earned paid out period					2 years
Expected price volatility, percent					32.90%
Risk-free interest rate					0.68%
Shares to be issued as percentage of target shares under performance incentive plan				200.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period				749,653
Liability-classified | $					$ 3.9
Shareholder Return
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)					213,827
Fair value on grant date (in usd per share) | $ / shares					$ 13.73
SLO Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)					136,783	20,587	71,893
Increments of cash bonus, percent					25.00%
Stock award premium, percent					25.00%
Restricted stock shares and restricted stock units included in SLO Award target					21,490
Expense related to the SLO program | $					$ 1.1	$ 2.5	$ 3.7
Performance Share Unit Awards For Acquisitions
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)					30,506
Expense related to the SLO program | $					$ 0.1
Tranche One | Performance Vesting Inducement Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cumulative total stockholder return					25.00%
Tranche One | 2017 Performance-vesting New Hire Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cumulative total stockholder return	33.00%
Minimum | Tranche One | Performance Vesting Inducement Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 43.70
Minimum | Tranche One | 2017 Performance-vesting New Hire Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 60.00
Minimum | Tranche Two | Performance Vesting Inducement Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 55.00
Minimum | Tranche Two | 2017 Performance-vesting New Hire Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 75.00
2012 President and COO Four-year Incentive Compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)					0	325,000	0
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | 2014 Special PSU Awards | Diversey Care
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value on grant date (in usd per share) | $ / shares		$ 43.49

[1] During the first quarter of 2015, the Company received the tax refund of $235.2 million related to the Settlement agreement payment. See Note 16 “Income Taxes” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the out-of-period adjustment.