$NWL
NEWELL BRANDS INC. Stock $nwl

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2012 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000081445312000061 Filed on May 09, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
Revenue	$1.251B	$1.274B
YoY Change	-1.86%	-2.46%
Cost Of Revenue	$762.5M	$789.3M
YoY Change	-3.4%	-5.44%
Gross Profit	$488.0M	$484.9M
YoY Change	0.64%	2.8%
Gross Profit Margin	39.02%	38.06%
Selling, General & Admin	$352.7M	$351.1M
YoY Change	0.46%	7.83%
% of Gross Profit	72.27%	72.41%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$39.40M	$40.70M
YoY Change	-3.19%	-7.92%
% of Gross Profit	8.07%	8.39%
Operating Expenses	$352.7M	$351.1M
YoY Change	0.46%	7.83%
Operating Profit	$123.2M	$128.0M
YoY Change	-3.75%	-12.39%
Interest Expense	-$20.20M	-$21.90M
YoY Change	-7.76%	-31.56%
% of Operating Profit	-16.4%	-17.11%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$19.90M	-$1.500M
YoY Change	1226.67%	-600.0%
Pretax Income	$103.3M	$99.80M
YoY Change	3.51%	1.42%
Income Tax	$25.00M	$25.90M
% Of Pretax Income	24.2%	25.95%
Net Earnings	$79.30M	$75.70M
YoY Change	4.76%	29.62%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.34%	5.94%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.27	$0.26
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.27	$0.25
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	292.1M shares	294.2M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	294.7M shares	298.2M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$190.0M	$140.0M
YoY Change	35.71%	-44.66%
Cash & Equivalents	$190.1M	$139.7M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$300.0M	$352.0M
YoY Change	-14.77%	3.53%
Inventory	$858.9M	$845.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$942.2M	$967.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.292B	$2.304B
YoY Change	-0.52%	3.0%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$561.6M	$535.0M
YoY Change	4.97%	-2.73%
Goodwill	$2.387B
YoY Change
Intangibles	$673.1M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$375.3M	$343.0M
YoY Change	9.42%	33.98%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.997B	$4.333B
YoY Change	-7.76%	3.69%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.292B	$2.304B
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.997B	$4.333B
Total Assets	$6.289B	$6.637B
YoY Change	-5.25%	3.44%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$527.4M	$549.0M
YoY Change	-3.93%	9.58%
Accrued Expenses	$691.0M	$720.0M
YoY Change	-4.03%	1.69%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$496.9M	$325.0M
YoY Change	52.89%
Long-Term Debt Due	$12.80M	$411.0M
YoY Change	-96.89%	-16.97%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.728B	$2.005B
YoY Change	-13.82%	17.66%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.803B	$1.796B
YoY Change	0.41%	-10.78%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$806.7M	$797.0M
YoY Change	1.22%	-7.86%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.610B	$2.593B
YoY Change	0.66%	-9.9%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.728B	$2.005B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.610B	$2.593B
Total Liabilities	$4.338B	$4.602B
YoY Change	-5.74%	-0.04%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.153B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$902.3M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$446.4M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	17.70M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.947B	$2.035B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$6.289B	$6.637B
YoY Change	-5.25%	3.44%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$79.30M	$75.70M
YoY Change	4.76%	29.62%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$39.40M	$40.70M
YoY Change	-3.19%	-7.92%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$47.40M	-$108.3M
YoY Change	-56.23%	-468.37%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$48.30M	-$44.90M
YoY Change	7.57%	42.54%
Acquisitions	$3.700M	$18.90M
YoY Change	-80.42%
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	-$16.20M
YoY Change	-100.0%	980.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$42.00M	-$61.10M
YoY Change	-31.26%	85.15%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$16.40M	$0.00
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$105.9M	$167.8M
YoY Change	-36.89%	-1016.94%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$47.40M	-$108.3M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$42.00M	-$61.10M
Cash From Financing Activities	$105.9M	$167.8M
Net Change In Cash	$16.50M	-$1.600M
YoY Change	-1131.25%	-92.69%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$47.40M	-$108.3M
Capital Expenditures	-$48.30M	-$44.90M
Free Cash Flow	$900.0K	-$63.40M
YoY Change	-101.42%	-204.11%

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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	3800000	USD
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	1600000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansTax	-2200000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansTax	-1600000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Before Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesBeforeTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-3600000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Before Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesBeforeTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-1900000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-2900000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-1400000	USD
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	45500000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	45400000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	45500000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax	0	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	47400000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	50700000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	49800000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	45700000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	-900000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	-1700000	USD
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	806700000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	838100000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt OtherLongTermDebt	5800000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt OtherLongTermDebt	7800000	USD
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-900000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	300000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-1500000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	0	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	16400000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments For Restructuring PaymentsForRestructuring	11800000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Payments For Restructuring PaymentsForRestructuring	12900000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	24200000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	14700000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	3700000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	18900000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	44900000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	48300000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	1.00
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	10000000	shares
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0	shares
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	0	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	0	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	144400000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	145200000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	190000000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	392700000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repurchase Of Equity ProceedsFromRepurchaseOfEquity	-3900000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repurchase Of Equity ProceedsFromRepurchaseOfEquity	-6500000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sales Of Business Affiliate And Productive Assets ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets	10000000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sales Of Business Affiliate And Productive Assets ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets	2700000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	561600000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	551400000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Reclassifications Reclassifications	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Reclassifications</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Certain 2011 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2012 presentation.</font></div></div>
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Debt RepaymentsOfOtherDebt	250300000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Debt RepaymentsOfOtherDebt	500000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	5800000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	12700000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	2152700000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	2097300000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	1274200000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	1332400000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	373700000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	351100000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	9400000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	8100000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	-100000	shares
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod	1600000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	19000000
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	5700000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	13000000
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	-1900000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	9000000
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	10900000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	9800000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	-700000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	23000000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	15400000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	13600000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	21000000
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	22000000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	5400000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	15600000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Short Term Borrowings ShortTermBorrowings	496900000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Borrowings ShortTermBorrowings	103600000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	-1100000	shares
CY2012Q1	nwl	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstanding	289300000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Authorized Amount StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount	300000000	USD
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Shares StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares	900000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Value StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	16400000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1947300000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1849100000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1852600000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1950800000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	17000000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	17700000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	446400000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	432800000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	294700000	shares
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	298200000	shares
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	294200000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	292100000	shares
CY2012Q1	nwl	Accrued Compensation Current AccruedCompensationCurrent	98100000	USD
CY2011Q4	nwl	Accrued Compensation Current AccruedCompensationCurrent	131400000	USD
CY2011Q4	nwl	Debt Mark To Market Adjustment DebtMarkToMarketAdjustment	35800000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Debt Mark To Market Adjustment DebtMarkToMarketAdjustment	33300000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Contributions DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContributions	18800000	USD
CY2011Q1	nwl	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Contributions DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContributions	17600000	USD
CY2011Q1	nwl	Effect Of Interest Rate Swaps Change In Interest Expense EffectOfInterestRateSwapsChangeInInterestExpense	7700000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Effect Of Interest Rate Swaps Change In Interest Expense EffectOfInterestRateSwapsChangeInInterestExpense	7000000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Estimated Present Value Of Long Term Obligation EstimatedPresentValueOfLongTermObligation	18700000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Fair Value Of Non Hedge Derivatives Immaterial Assertion FairValueOfNonHedgeDerivativesImmaterialAssertion	0
CY2011Q1	nwl	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Preferred Securities Underlying Convertible Subordinated Debt IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToPreferredSecuritiesUnderlyingConvertibleSubordinatedDebt	0	shares
CY2012Q1	nwl	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Preferred Securities Underlying Convertible Subordinated Debt IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToPreferredSecuritiesUnderlyingConvertibleSubordinatedDebt	0	shares
CY2012Q1	nwl	Medium Term Notes At Fair Value MediumTermNotesAtFairValue	1439200000	USD
CY2011Q4	nwl	Medium Term Notes At Fair Value MediumTermNotesAtFairValue	1679700000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Net Monetary Assets NetMonetaryAssets	46100000	USD
CY2011Q1	nwl	Non Cash Portion Of Restructuring Charges Net NonCashPortionOfRestructuringChargesNet	-500000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Non Cash Portion Of Restructuring Charges Net NonCashPortionOfRestructuringChargesNet	0	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Non Hedge Derivatives Immaterial Assertion NonHedgeDerivativesImmaterialAssertion	0
CY2012Q1	nwl	Number Of Global Business Units In2011 NumberOfGlobalBusinessUnitsIn2011	13
CY2012Q1	nwl	Number Of Global Business Units In2012 NumberOfGlobalBusinessUnitsIn2012	9
CY2012Q1	nwl	Number Of Operating Groups In2011 NumberOfOperatingGroupsIn2011	3
CY2012Q1	nwl	Number Of Operating Groups In2012 NumberOfOperatingGroupsIn2012	2
CY2012Q1	nwl	Payments For Exchange Of Convertible Notes PaymentsForExchangeOfConvertibleNotes	0	USD
CY2011Q1	nwl	Payments For Exchange Of Convertible Notes PaymentsForExchangeOfConvertibleNotes	3100000	USD
CY2011Q1	nwl	Payments Made To Awards Expected To Be Forfeited PaymentsMadeToAwardsExpectedToBeForfeited	0	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Payments Made To Awards Expected To Be Forfeited PaymentsMadeToAwardsExpectedToBeForfeited	0	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Percentage Of Net Sales And Operating Income PercentageOfNetSalesAndOperatingIncome	0.01
CY2011Q4	nwl	Preferred Securities At Fair Value PreferredSecuritiesAtFairValue	356000000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Preferred Securities At Fair Value PreferredSecuritiesAtFairValue	398100000	USD
CY2011Q1	nwl	Preferred Securities Underlying Convertible Subordinated Debt PreferredSecuritiesUnderlyingConvertibleSubordinatedDebt	0	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Preferred Securities Underlying Convertible Subordinated Debt PreferredSecuritiesUnderlyingConvertibleSubordinatedDebt	0	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Preferred Securities Underlying Junior Convertible Subordinated Debt PreferredSecuritiesUnderlyingJuniorConvertibleSubordinatedDebt	421200000	USD
CY2011Q4	nwl	Preferred Securities Underlying Junior Convertible Subordinated Debt PreferredSecuritiesUnderlyingJuniorConvertibleSubordinatedDebt	421200000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Receivables Facility ReceivablesFacility	175000000	USD
CY2011Q4	nwl	Receivables Facility ReceivablesFacility	100000000	USD
CY2012Q1	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-Q
CY2011Q1	nwl	Restructuring Related Costs RestructuringRelatedCosts	5300000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Restructuring Related Costs RestructuringRelatedCosts	10000000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Schedule Of Cash Flow Hedges Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ScheduleOfCashFlowHedgesRecognizedInAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The following table presents the pretax effects of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and AOCI for the three months ended March 31, (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">in millions</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:90.625%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="10" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td width="32%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="22%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="20%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="20%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Location of gain (loss)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">recognized in income</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2012</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2011</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Foreign exchange contracts on inventory-related purchases</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Cost of products sold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">0.2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(1.6</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Foreign exchange contracts on intercompany borrowings</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Interest expense, net</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(0.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(0.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">0.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(1.7</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:90.8203125%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="9" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td width="54%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="20%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="20%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2012</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2011</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Foreign exchange contracts on inventory-related purchases</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(1.7</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(5.3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Foreign exchange contracts on intercompany borrowings</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(1.3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(1.9</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(3.0</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(7.2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div>
CY2012Q1	nwl	Schedule Of Pretax Effects Of Derivative Instruments Designated As Fair Value Hedges ScheduleOfPretaxEffectsOfDerivativeInstrumentsDesignatedAsFairValueHedges	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The following table presents the pretax effects of derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">in millions</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:87.3046875%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="11" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td width="28%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="28%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="20%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="17%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Derivatives in fair value relationships</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Location of gain (loss) </font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">recognized in income</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of gain (loss) recognized in  income</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2012</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2011</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Interest rate swaps</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Interest expense, net</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(2.5</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(8.6</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Fixed-rate debt</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Interest expense, net</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2.5</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">8.6</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div>
CY2012Q1	nwl	Seasonal Percentage Of Operating Cash Flows SeasonalPercentageOfOperatingCashFlows	0.65
CY2012Q1	nwl	Seasonal Percentage Of Operating Income SeasonalPercentageOfOperatingIncome	0.60
CY2012Q1	nwl	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Ex Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExPrice	8000000
CY2011Q1	nwl	Total Nonoperating Interest And Other Income Expense TotalNonoperatingInterestAndOtherIncomeExpense	-28200000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Total Nonoperating Interest And Other Income Expense TotalNonoperatingInterestAndOtherIncomeExpense	-19900000	USD
CY2012Q1	nwl	Undiscounted Obligation Value UndiscountedObligationValue	26700000	USD
CY2012Q1	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2012Q1	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
CY2012Q1	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	Q1
CY2012Q1	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2012
CY2012Q1	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2012-03-31
CY2012Q1	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000814453
CY2012Q1	dei	Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding	289900000	shares
CY2012Q1	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2012Q1	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC
CY2012Q1	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	nwl

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