Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 347.0	$ 337.2	$ 1,034.8		$ 1,021.6
Cost of sales	127.0	123.1	367.1		358.3
Gross profit	220.0	214.1	667.7		663.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses	179.9	169.3	540.5		526.0
Restructuring charges	21.0		21.0
Operating income	19.1	44.8	106.2		137.3
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense	19.9	20.4	59.5		64.7
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1.3	1.3	3.9		4.1
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net					11.3
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net	(0.1)	(0.9)	2.0		2.4
Miscellaneous, net	(0.1)	0.2	0.2		1.2
Other expenses (income), net	22.6	22.6	70.4		88.5
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(3.5)	22.2	35.8		48.8
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	11.5	22.1	31.6		32.4
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(15.0)	0.1	4.2		16.4
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes			0.4		0.6
Net (loss)	(15.0)	0.1	4.6		17.0
Other comprehensive (loss)	(0.1)	(8.0)	7.8	[1]	(6.0)
Total comprehensive (loss)	(15.1)	(7.9)	12.4		11.0
Products Corporation [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	221.1	212.2	680.7		659.2
Cost of sales	101.8	98.9	309.4		295.6
Gross profit	119.3	113.3	371.3		363.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	100.0	96.5	303.1		300.4
Restructuring charges	1.2		1.2
Operating income	18.1	16.8	67.0		63.2
Other expenses (income):
Intercompany interest, net	0.2		0.7		(0.1)
Interest expense	19.6	20.2	58.9		64.2
Amortization of debt issuance costs	0.9	0.8	2.6		2.9
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net					11.3
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net	(1.1)	(0.2)	(1.0)		(1.4)
Miscellaneous, net	(27.2)	(8.5)	(60.3)		(43.1)
Other expenses (income), net	(7.6)	12.3	0.9		33.8
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	25.7	4.5	66.1		29.4
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	6.4	12.5	21.9		16.6
Income (loss) from continuing operations	19.3	(8.0)	44.2		12.8
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes			0.4		0.6
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(29.3)	13.3	(24.1)		11.7
Net (loss)	(10.0)	5.3	20.5		25.1
Other comprehensive (loss)	(0.1)	(8.0)	7.8		(6.0)
Total comprehensive (loss)	(10.1)	(2.7)	28.3		19.1
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	34.0	28.1	83.0		71.8
Cost of sales	15.6	13.3	38.1		33.2
Gross profit	18.4	14.8	44.9		38.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	13.0	11.8	35.0		31.4
Restructuring charges	0.5		0.5
Operating income	4.9	3.0	9.4		7.2
Other expenses (income):
Intercompany interest, net	(0.3)	(0.3)	(0.7)		(0.8)
Interest expense	0.2	0.1	0.3		0.2
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net	0.1		0.3		0.4
Miscellaneous, net	13.7	(3.8)	7.5		3.4
Other expenses (income), net	13.7	(4.0)	7.4		3.2
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(8.8)	7.0	2.0		4.0
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	2.3	(0.5)	5.1		1.9
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(11.1)	7.5	(3.1)		2.1
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(25.2)	1.5	(25.7)		0.4
Net (loss)	(36.3)	9.0	(28.8)		2.5
Other comprehensive (loss)	(2.8)	(9.0)	2.7		(8.8)
Total comprehensive (loss)	(39.1)		(26.1)		(6.3)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	141.3	139.7	417.5		420.4
Cost of sales	59.0	53.7	166.0		159.3
Gross profit	82.3	86.0	251.5		261.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses	61.7	59.4	186.3		188.3
Restructuring charges	19.3		19.3
Operating income	1.3	26.6	45.9		72.8
Other expenses (income):
Intercompany interest, net	1.6	1.8	4.6		5.5
Interest expense	0.1	0.1	0.3		0.3
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net	0.9	(0.7)	2.7		3.4
Miscellaneous, net	13.6	12.5	53.2		40.9
Other expenses (income), net	16.2	13.7	60.8		50.1
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(14.9)	12.9	(14.9)		22.7
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	3.3	7.1	6.1		13.1
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(18.2)	5.8	(21.0)		9.6
Net (loss)	(18.2)	5.8	(21.0)		9.6
Other comprehensive (loss)	(3.4)	(13.8)	1.9		(14.4)
Total comprehensive (loss)	(21.6)	(8.0)	(19.1)		(4.8)
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	(49.4)	(42.8)	(146.4)		(129.8)
Cost of sales	(49.4)	(42.8)	(146.4)		(129.8)
Other expenses (income):
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	54.5	(14.8)	49.8		(12.1)
Net (loss)	54.5	(14.8)	49.8		(12.1)
Other comprehensive (loss)	6.2	22.8	(4.6)		23.2
Total comprehensive (loss)	60.7	8.0	45.2		11.1
Consolidated [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	347.0	337.2	1,034.8		1,021.6
Cost of sales	127.0	123.1	367.1		358.3
Gross profit	220.0	214.1	667.7		663.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses	174.7	167.7	524.4		520.1
Restructuring charges	21.0		21.0
Operating income	24.3	46.4	122.3		143.2
Other expenses (income):
Intercompany interest, net	1.5	1.5	4.6		4.6
Interest expense	19.9	20.4	59.5		64.7
Amortization of debt issuance costs	0.9	0.8	2.6		2.9
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net					11.3
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net	(0.1)	(0.9)	2.0		2.4
Miscellaneous, net	0.1	0.2	0.4		1.2
Other expenses (income), net	22.3	22.0	69.1		87.1
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	2.0	24.4	53.2		56.1
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	12.0	19.1	33.1		31.6
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(10.0)	5.3	20.1		24.5
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes			0.4		0.6
Net (loss)	(10.0)	5.3	20.5		25.1
Other comprehensive (loss)	(0.1)	(8.0)	7.8		(6.0)
Total comprehensive (loss)	$ (10.1)	$ (2.7)	$ 28.3		$ 19.1

[1] See Note 9, "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss," in this Form 10-Q regarding the changes in the accumulated balances for each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss during the first nine months of 2012.