Acquisitions (Details) SFr in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 CHF (SFr)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Acquisitions
Aggregate cash purchase price, net of cash acquired					$ 8.1
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Goodwill					1,138.8		$ 1,134.4
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
Total cash consideration transferred and payable					611.1
Business combination gross receivables	60.0
Receivables not expected to be collected	1.5
Goodwill deductible for tax purpose	132.9
Deferred tax liability related to intangible assets	28.2
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Net sales					770.5
Income from continuing operations					44.9
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents					12.2
Receivables					58.5
Inventories					43.1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets					6.2
Property, plant and equipment					40.8
Definite-lived intangible assets					216.0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets					125.0
Deferred income tax assets					0.7
Other long-term assets					3.5
Line of credit					(1.4)
Accounts payable					(16.3)
Income tax payable					(2.0)
Accrued expenses					(15.6)
Deferred income tax liabilities					(28.2)
Other long-term liabilities					(6.3)
Total identifiable net assets					436.2
Goodwill					174.9
Finishing Brands | Other long-term assets
Acquisitions
Indemnification asset	3.0
Finishing Brands | Trade names
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 125.0
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:
Receivables					1.2
Inventories					2.2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets					(0.2)
Property, plant and equipment					(0.2)
Deferred income tax assets					(1.2)
Other long-term assets					(0.3)
Income tax payable					(0.1)
Deferred income tax liabilities					0.6
Other long-term liabilities					(0.7)
Total identifiable net assets					1.3
Goodwill					(0.8)
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
MS
Acquisitions
Percentage of ownership interest acquired			100.00%			100.00%
Total cash consideration transferred and payable			SFr 12.3	$ 12.4
Contingent consideration			SFr 4.3			$ 4.3
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets						8.1
Indefinite-lived intangible assets						3.5
Deferred income tax liabilities						(2.2)
Goodwill						2.2
MS | Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets			10 years	10 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets						1.2
MS | Acquired Technology
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets			7 years	7 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets						$ 6.9
Carlisle Fluid Technologies
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Goodwill					$ 175.9		$ 173.4