Restructuring (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				15 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				15 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		15 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		15 Months Ended		3 Months Ended																									1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Asset Impairments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Accelerated Depreciation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Accelerated Depreciation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Impairment and Accelerated Depreciation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Impairment and Accelerated Depreciation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Impairment and Accelerated Depreciation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Employee Severance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Employee Severance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Employee Severance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Consulting, Program Management and Other Charges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Other Restructuring [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Other Restructuring [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Informational Technology Enablement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Obsolescence Charges for Non-Core Inventory [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Informational Technology Enablement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Impairment and Accelerated Depreciation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Employee Severance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Consulting and Program Management [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Other Restructuring [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Informational Technology Enablement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Informational Technology Enablement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Impairment and Accelerated Depreciation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Employee Severance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Consulting and Program Management [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Other Restructuring [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Informational Technology Enablement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Household Products [Member] Employee Severance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Household Products [Member] Consulting, Program Management and Other Charges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Household Products [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Asset Impairments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Household Products [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Accelerated Depreciation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Household Products [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Accelerated Depreciation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Household Products [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Employee Severance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Household Products [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Consulting, Program Management and Other Charges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Personal Care [Member] Consulting, Program Management and Other Charges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Personal Care [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Employee Severance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Personal Care [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Consulting, Program Management and Other Charges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Corporate [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Employee Severance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Corporate [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Consulting, Program Management and Other Charges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] Restructuring Plan 2013 [Member] Informational Technology Enablement [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Scenario, Forecast, Original Outlook [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Increase of restructuring charges versus previously announced																																														$ 30,000,000	$ 40,000,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Restructuring Charges if Allocated to Segments																																4,000,000	10,000,000		4,400,000		11,000,000	8,000,000	4,000,000	2,000,000	3,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost Remaining																					15,000,000	35,000,000	35,000,000	30,000,000			30,000,000	45,000,000	45,000,000	40,000,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost																									20,000,000						30,000,000
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	20,600,000										0
Non-cash restructuring costs	4,400,000	23,400,000	24,400,000	49,000,000	185,000,000	19,300,000	4.4	4.1	4,400,000	50,000,000		5,900,000	13,600,000	55,000,000	80,000,000	14,100,000	12,000,000	8,000,000	6,000,000	10,000,000						15,000,000								19,300,000		4,100,000								2,300,000	350,000,000	100,000,000	130,000,000	250,000,000
Utilized - Cash			(17,600,000)						0			(10,700,000)				(6,900,000)
Utilized - Non-cash			(4,400,000)						(4,400,000)			0				0
Ending Balance	$ 23,000,000		$ 23,000,000	$ 20,600,000	$ 23,000,000				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 11,500,000	$ 16,300,000	$ 11,500,000		$ 11,500,000	$ 4,300,000