Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Standards - (Details) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jan. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) bank VEB / $	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) VEB / $	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) VEB / $		Mar. 10, 2016 VEB / $	Feb. 12, 2015 VEB / $
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Non-current assets held for sale reclassified to deferred tax assets	[1]			$ 0.0	$ (2,015.1)
Non-current liabilities held for sale reclassified to deferred tax assets	[1]			0.0	(517.2)
Foreign currency transaction loss related to remeasurement				0.0	3.4	$ 33.1	[2],[3]
Severance and termination benefits for employees	[4]			12.1	2.8	48.7
Depreciation and amortization expenses related to fixed assets and intangible assets				0.0	1.7	0.1
Inventory reserves				3.6	6.4	(0.2)	[2]
Income tax provision				$ 330.5	$ 95.6	$ 132.6
Charges for rebates and other allowances				5.00%	5.00%	4.00%
Research and development costs				$ 91.8	$ 88.0	$ 85.0
Target level for the determination of performance goals and measures				100.00%
Tax benefits realization percentage upon settlement				50.00%
Number of banks involved in sale of fractional ownership interest of accounts receivable | bank				2
Percentage of identifiable intangible assets in consolidated total assets				1.60%	0.50%
Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite lived identifiable intangible assets useful life				3 years
Minimum | Buildings
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life				20 years
Minimum | Machinery and equipment
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life				5 years
Minimum | Other Property and Equipment
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life				2 years
Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite lived identifiable intangible assets useful life				15 years
Maximum | Buildings
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life				40 years
Maximum | Machinery and equipment
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life				10 years
Maximum | Other Property and Equipment
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life				10 years
Venezuela Subsidiaries
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Costs related to ceasing operation of Venezuelan subsidiaries			$ 49.4
Venezuela Subsidiaries | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization expenses related to fixed assets and intangible assets			0.5
Venezuela | Venezuela Subsidiaries
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency transaction loss related to remeasurement				$ 1.0	$ 3.4	$ 33.1
Costs related to ceasing operation of Venezuelan subsidiaries			47.3
Venezuela | SIMADI
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Exchange rate, translation | VEB / $						198.6986			170.0390
Venezuela | SICAD
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Exchange rate, translation | VEB / $						13.5			12.0
Venezuela | CENCOEX
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Exchange rate, translation | VEB / $						6.3
Venezuela | DIPRO
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Exchange rate, translation | VEB / $								10.0
Venezuela | DICOM
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Exchange rate, translation | VEB / $				3,345.0	673.7617			203.0
Restatement Adjustment
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Non-current assets held for sale reclassified to deferred tax assets	[1]				$ 10.9
Non-current liabilities held for sale reclassified to deferred tax assets					16.3
Continuing Operations | Venezuela | Venezuela Subsidiaries
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency transaction loss related to remeasurement				$ 0.1
Discontinued Operations | Venezuela | Venezuela Subsidiaries
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency transaction loss related to remeasurement					$ (1.7)	$ (5.9)
Cease Venezuelan Operations | Venezuela | Venezuela Subsidiaries
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Inventory reserves			0.4
Income tax provision			0.9
Employee Severance | Cease Venezuelan Operations | Venezuela | Venezuela Subsidiaries
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Severance and termination benefits for employees			$ 0.3
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Scenario, Forecast | Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected reduction effect on retained earnings		$ 1.0
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Scenario, Forecast | Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Expected reduction effect on retained earnings		$ 5.0

[1] As of December 31, 2016, $27.2 million of amounts which were previously classified as $10.9 million of non-current assets held for sale and $16.3 million of non-current liabilities held for sale were reclassified to deferred tax assets since the amounts were not transferred as part of the sale of Diversey.

[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.

[3] Payments of borrowings included in financing activities excludes amounts which were paid using cash proceeds from the sale of Diversey. As a result, $755.2 million of payments of borrowings is included within investing activities for a total payment of borrowings of $1.1 billion through the year ended December 31, 2017.

[4] Due to the ongoing challenging economic situation in Venezuela, the Company approved a program in the second quarter of 2016 to cease operations in the country. Refer to Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Standards” under the “Impact of Inflation and Currency Fluctuation” section of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.