Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 06, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017		Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Net sales		$ 1,227.8	$ 1,131.3	$ 1,070.3	$ 1,032.2	$ 1,101.4	$ 1,065.1	$ 1,038.9	$ 1,005.9	$ 4,461.6		$ 4,211.3		$ 4,410.3
Gross profit		374.4	362.1	344.3	336.4	362.9	356.7	349.7	335.6	1,417.2		1,404.9		1,455.2
Net (loss) earnings from continuing operations		25.0	62.5	29.0	(53.7)	151.3	63.7	2.0	75.3	62.8		292.3		158.8
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of taxes	$ 640.7	(58.6)	699.3	0.0	0.0	19.8	99.5	47.6	27.2	640.7		0.0		0.0
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax		0.1	25.7	75.1	10.5					111.4	[1]	194.1	[1]	176.6	[1]
Net earnings available to common stockholders		$ (33.5)	$ 787.5	$ 104.1	$ (43.2)	$ 171.1	$ 163.2	$ 49.6	$ 102.5	$ 814.9		$ 486.4		$ 335.4	[2]
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ 0.14	$ 0.33	$ 0.14	$ (0.27)	$ 0.78	$ 0.33	$ 0.01	$ 0.38	$ 0.34		$ 1.50		$ 0.78
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		(0.33)	3.86	0.39	0.05	0.10	0.51	0.24	0.14	3.99	[1]	0.99	[1]	0.85	[1]
Net earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share)		(0.19)	4.19	0.53	(0.22)	0.88	0.84	0.25	0.52	4.33		2.49		1.63
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)		0.14	0.33	0.14	(0.27)	0.77	0.32	0.01	0.38	0.33		1.48		0.77
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		(0.33)	3.82	0.38	0.05	0.10	0.51	0.24	0.14	3.96	[1]	0.98	[1]	0.85	[1]
Net earnings per common share - diluted (in dollars per share)		$ (0.19)	$ 4.15	$ 0.52	$ (0.22)	$ 0.87	$ 0.83	$ 0.25	$ 0.52	$ 4.29		$ 2.46		$ 1.62
Adjustment To Prior Period Discontinued Operations, Depreciation And Amortization | Scenario, Adjustment
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax										$ 16.4
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses				$ 6.1
Amortization expense of intangible assets acquired				16.5
Income tax (benefit) provision from discontinued operations				$ 6.2

[1] For the year ended December 31, 2017, there was a revision to net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax, on the Consolidated Statement of Operations related to depreciation and amortization on Diversey assets held for sale. As a result, net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax, increased $16.4 million and increased net earnings per basic and diluted shares by $0.09 per share.

[2] 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.