Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net earnings available to common stockholders		$ 814.9	$ 486.4		$ 335.4	[1]
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization		149.3	214.0		213.3	[1]
Share-based incentive compensation		44.9	59.9		61.2	[1]
Profit sharing expense		23.2	24.6		36.0	[1]
Loss on debt redemption and refinancing activities		0.0	0.1		110.0	[1]
Remeasurement loss related to Venezuelan subsidiaries		0.0	3.4		33.1	[1],[2]
Charges related to Venezuelan subsidiaries		0.0	46.0		0.0	[1]
Provisions for bad debt		2.9	4.3		5.8	[1]
Provisions for inventory obsolescence		3.6	6.4		(0.2)	[1]
Deferred taxes, net		121.0	(61.7)		(22.6)	[1]
Excess tax benefit from common stock issued in the Settlement agreement	[1]	0.0	0.0		(46.2)
Net (gain) loss on sale of businesses		(641.2)	1.9		(24.6)	[1]
Foreign currency gains (losses)		29.9	(4.9)		9.8	[1],[2]
Other non-cash items		11.1	(2.6)		(8.2)	[1]
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables, net		(81.4)	(33.9)		36.7	[1],[2]
Inventories		(55.4)	(17.1)		(38.3)	[1],[2]
Accounts payable		154.1	228.0		81.4	[1],[2]
Income tax receivable/payable		(207.1)	7.3		32.2	[1]
Settlement agreement and related items	[1]	0.0	0.0		235.2
Other assets and liabilities		54.6	(55.2)		(67.9)	[1],[2]
Net cash provided by operating activities		424.4	906.9		982.1	[1]
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(183.8)	(275.7)		(184.0)	[1]
Proceeds from sale of business		1.0	7.8		94.6	[1],[2]
Businesses acquired in purchase transactions, net of cash acquired		(119.2)	(5.8)		(27.5)	[1],[2]
Proceeds from sales of property, equipment and other assets		1.7	4.9		32.9	[1],[2]
Loss from settlement of cross currency swaps		(61.8)	0.0		0.0	[1]
Impact of sale of Diversey		2,184.4	0.0		0.0	[1],[2]
Settlement of foreign currency forward contracts		(8.7)	(46.0)		24.0	[1],[2]
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		1,813.6	(314.8)		(60.0)	[1],[2]
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (payments) proceeds from short-term borrowings		(93.7)	(154.2)		111.2	[1],[2]
Cash used as collateral on borrowing arrangements		25.4	3.6		(20.5)	[1]
Proceeds from cross currency swap		17.4	0.0		0.0	[1]
Proceeds from long-term debt		0.0	0.0		855.0	[1]
Payments of long-term debt	[2]	(369.5)	(27.1)		(754.3)	[1]
Excess tax benefit from common stock issued in the Settlement agreement	[1]	0.0	0.0		46.2
Dividends paid on common stock		(119.7)	(121.6)		(106.8)	[1]
Repurchases of common stock	[3]	(1,302.1)	(217.0)		(802.0)	[1]
Payments for debt issuance costs		0.0	0.0		(8.8)	[1]
Payments for debt extinguishment costs		0.0	(0.1)		(99.4)	[1]
Acquisition of common stock for tax withholding		(22.1)	(30.7)		(9.3)	[1]
Other financing activities		0.0	6.2		0.0	[1]
Net cash used in financing activities		1,864.3	540.9		788.7	[1]
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(113.4)	(39.2)		(60.4)	[1]
Net change during the period		260.3	12.0		73.0	[1]
Balance, beginning of period		333.7	321.7	[1]	248.7	[1]
Balance, end of period		594.0	333.7		321.7	[1]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest payments, net of amounts capitalized		210.8	215.1		229.7	[1]
Income tax payments		161.7	125.8		101.6	[1]
Payments related to sale of Diversey		180.8	0.0		0.0
SARs payments (less amounts included in restructuring payments)		0.0	1.9		20.7	[1]
Restructuring payments including associated costs		49.3	66.1		98.3	[1]
Non-cash items:
Transfers of shares of our common stock from treasury for our 2016, 2015 and 2014 profit-sharing plan contributions		$ 22.3	$ 37.6		$ 36.7	[1]

[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.

[2] 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.

[3] The Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement with a third-party financial institution to repurchase $400.0 million of the Company’s common stock. The full amount was paid as of December 31, 2017; however, only $320.0 million was used to repurchase shares at that point in time. The ASR program concluded in February 2018.