Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income before income taxes:
Domestic	$ 141.4	$ (170.3)	$ 107.7
Foreign	219.2	149.7	199.3
Income before income taxes	360.6	(20.6)	307.0
Provision for income taxes:
Federal-current	1.4	(51.2)	16.7
Federal-deferred	(73.1)	82.0	(49.3)
State and local-current	(0.7)	(4.4)	(2.3)
State and local - deferred	38.2	70.2
Foreign-current	(83.5)	(43.1)	(52.5)
Foreign-deferred	14.8	8.1	(0.5)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	(102.9)	61.6	(87.9)
Domestic income resulting from repatriated earnings	25.9	22.1	30.1
U.S. federal income tax rate (as a percent)	35.00%
Income tax provision analysis
Tax provision at U.S. federal income tax rate	(126.2)	7.2	(107.4)
Change in provision resulting from:
Release of state valuation allowance	24.4	44.0
Effect of tax rates in foreign jurisdictions	16.6	14.9	17.6
Benefits from domestic production activities		14.0	0.9
Nontaxable income/non-deductible expenses	(9.7)	(8.1)	(7.3)
Provision for U.S. taxes on repatriated foreign earnings	3.7	(2.2)	(1.1)
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	(0.7)	0.1	(1.5)
Adjustments to uncertain tax positions and other discrete items	(11.0)	(8.3)	10.9
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	(102.9)	61.6	(87.9)
Deferred tax assets:
Liability for asbestos-related litigation	657.1	717.5
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards	16.9	2.4
Federal tax credit carryforwards	65.2
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	18.0	22.7
Deferred state taxes	90.3	88.4
Liability for environmental remediation	47.1	49.2
Other postretirement benefits	18.2	22.9
Pension liabilities	96.7	133.1
Reserves and allowances	60.4	51.6
Research and development	32.6	34.0
Accrued interest on pre-petition debt	66.7	121.9
Other	16.3	20.8
Total deferred tax assets	1,120.3	1,264.5
Deferred tax liabilities:
Asbestos-related insurance receivable	(175.0)	(175.0)
Pension assets	(3.7)	(14.9)
Properties and equipments	(30.3)	(35.3)
Other	(7.3)	(14.7)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(216.3)	(239.9)
Valuation allowance:
Future Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation	57.7
Total valuation allowance	(18.3)	(40.8)
Net deferred tax assets	885.7	983.8
Decrease in valuation allowance	22.5
Deferred state taxes
Valuation allowance:
Total valuation allowance	(13.6)	(40.3)
Deferred Tax Asset Deferred Federal Credits [Member] [Member]
Valuation allowance:
Total valuation allowance	(4.4)
Foreign net operating loss carryforward
Valuation allowance:
Total valuation allowance	$ (0.3)	$ (0.5)