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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Jan. 27, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2017 EUR (€)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired				$ 0.0	$ 292.6
Net sales				$ 405.8	359.8
Esselte Group Holdings AB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 106.5
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	326.8	€ 302.9
Working Capital Adjustments to Purchase Price	0.3
Cash acquired	34.2
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	292.3
Business Acquisition, Consideration Held in Escrow	8.7	€ 8.1
Net sales			$ 44.2
Warranty and indemnity insurance policy	$ 43.2						€ 40.0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Esselte Group Holdings AB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction Related Costs					$ 2.1	$ 5.0
Senior Secured Notes \| Euro Term Loan A
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 320.8	€ 300.0
Maximum \| Esselte Group Holdings AB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Escrow period	2 years	2 years
Period of Warranty and Indemnity Policy	7 years	7 years