Acquisitions (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2015	Apr. 01, 2015	Oct. 01, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisitions
Aggregate cash purchase price, net of cash acquired						$ 598.9	$ 194.0
Deferred tax liability related to intangible assets					$ 142.4	142.4	136.2
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Goodwill					1,134.4	1,134.4	$ 964.5	$ 858.7
Finishing Brands
Acquisitions
Percentage of ownership interest acquired		100.00%
Aggregate cash purchase price, net of cash acquired		$ 598.9
Cash acquired in business combination		12.2
Payable recorded for estimated working capital settlement		20.6
Payment of working capital settlement				$ 21.1
Total cash consideration transferred and payable						611.1
Total cash consideration transferred		611.1
Business combination gross receivables		58.8
Receivables not expected to be collected		1.5
Goodwill deductible for tax purpose		132.9
Deferred tax liability related to intangible assets		28.2
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents					12.2	12.2
Receivables					57.3	57.3
Inventories					43.9	43.9
Prepaid expenses and other current assets					6.4	6.4
Property, plant and equipment					40.7	40.7
Definite-lived intangible assets					216.0	216.0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets					125.0	125.0
Deferred income tax assets					0.7	0.7
Other long-term assets					3.5	3.5
Line of credit					(1.4)	(1.4)
Accounts payable					(16.3)	(16.3)
Income tax payable					(2.0)	(2.0)
Accrued expenses					(15.6)	(15.6)
Deferred income tax liabilities					(28.2)	(28.2)
Other long-term liabilities					(6.3)	(6.3)
Total identifiable net assets					435.9	435.9
Goodwill		175.2			175.2	175.2
Finishing Brands | Other long-term assets
Acquisitions
Business Combination, Indemnification Assets, Amount as of Acquisition Date		$ 3.0
Finishing Brands | Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets		15 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets		$ 186.0
Finishing Brands | Acquired Technology
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets		$ 30.0
Finishing Brands | Acquired Technology | Minimum
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets		5 years
Finishing Brands | Acquired Technology | Maximum
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets		8 years
Finishing Brands | Preliminary Allocation
Acquisitions
Total cash consideration transferred and payable		$ 610.6
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents		12.2
Receivables		57.3
Inventories		40.9
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		6.4
Property, plant and equipment		41.0
Definite-lived intangible assets		216.0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		125.0
Deferred income tax assets		1.9
Other long-term assets		3.8
Line of credit		(1.4)
Accounts payable		(16.3)
Income tax payable		(1.9)
Accrued expenses		(15.6)
Deferred income tax liabilities		(28.8)
Other long-term liabilities		(5.6)
Total identifiable net assets		434.9
Goodwill		$ 175.7
Finishing Brands | Adjustment
Acquisitions
Total cash consideration transferred and payable					0.5
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Inventories					3.0	3.0
Property, plant and equipment					(0.3)	(0.3)
Deferred income tax assets					(1.2)	(1.2)
Other long-term assets					(0.3)	(0.3)
Income tax payable					(0.1)	(0.1)
Deferred income tax liabilities					0.6	0.6
Other long-term liabilities					(0.7)	(0.7)
Total identifiable net assets					1.0	1.0
Goodwill					(0.5)	(0.5)
LHi Technology
Acquisitions
Percentage of ownership interest acquired			100.00%
Aggregate cash purchase price, net of cash acquired			$ 194.0
Cash acquired in business combination			6.7
Total cash consideration transferred	$ 200.7		200.7
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents	6.7
Receivables	26.9
Inventories	17.1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2.9
Property, plant and equipment	4.5
Definite-lived intangible assets	74.5		74.5
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	6.0
Other long-term assets	8.8
Accounts payable	(16.9)
Income tax payable	(0.3)
Accrued expenses	(6.0)
Net deferred tax liabilities	(16.2)
Other long-term liabilities	(20.1)
Total identifiable net assets	87.9
Goodwill	$ 112.8
LHi Technology | Other long-term assets
Acquisitions
Business Combination, Indemnification Assets, Amount as of Acquisition Date			8.7
LHi Technology | Trade names
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets			$ 6.0
LHi Technology | Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets			15 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets			$ 57.0
LHi Technology | Acquired Technology
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets			6 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets			$ 16.0
LHi Technology | Non-compete agreement
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets			5 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets			$ 1.5
Carlisle Fluid Technologies
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Goodwill					173.4	$ 173.4
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Finishing Brands
Acquisitions
Net sales					203.2
Earnings before interest and taxes					20.8
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Finishing Brands | Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Amortization expense					9.3
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Finishing Brands | Technology
Acquisitions
Amortization expense					3.9
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Acquisition-related costs | Finishing Brands
Acquisitions
Earnings before interest and taxes					0.7
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Fair value adjustment to inventory | Finishing Brands
Acquisitions
Earnings before interest and taxes					$ 8.6