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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Fair Value Measurements with Significant Unobservable Inputs (Details) (Contingent consideration, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Range of potential payments:  
Low $ 2us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueLow
High 19us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
Level 3  
Changes in recurring fair value measurements with significant unobservable inputs:  
Beginning balance 11.6us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
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Acquisitions 8.7us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityPurchases
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= vwr_ContingentConsiderationMember
Settlements in cash (1.0)us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilitySettlements
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= vwr_ContingentConsiderationMember
Currency translation (0.2)us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncome
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= vwr_ContingentConsiderationMember
Ending balance $ 19.1us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
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