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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net - Gross Amount of Goodwill and Accumulated Impairment Losses by Segment (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Gross amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment losses:    
Gross Carrying Amount $ 1,978.6us-gaap_GoodwillGross $ 2,060.2us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Accumulated Impairment Losses 206.6us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss 206.6us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Net Carrying Amount 1,772.0us-gaap_Goodwill 1,853.6us-gaap_Goodwill
Americas    
Gross amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment losses:    
Gross Carrying Amount 1,255.2us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
1,248.9us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
Accumulated Impairment Losses 206.6us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
206.6us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
Net Carrying Amount 1,048.6us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
1,042.3us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
EMEA-APAC    
Gross amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment losses:    
Gross Carrying Amount 723.4us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vwr_EmeaApacMember
811.3us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vwr_EmeaApacMember
Accumulated Impairment Losses 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vwr_EmeaApacMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vwr_EmeaApacMember
Net Carrying Amount $ 723.4us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vwr_EmeaApacMember
$ 811.3us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vwr_EmeaApacMember