Restructuring Charges (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges	$ 3.1	$ 1.2
Restructuring Reserve	4.4		2.6
Total Charges Expected to be Incurred	76.8
Charges Incurred to Date	75.5
Refrigeration [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Total Charges Expected to be Incurred	27.1
Charges Incurred to Date	27.1
Service Experts [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Total Charges Expected to be Incurred	9.3
Charges Incurred to Date	9.1
Regional Distribution Network [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Total Charges Expected to be Incurred	6.6
Charges Incurred to Date	6.2
Plant Closure Costs [Member] | Refrigeration [Member] | Contract Coil [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges	0.2
Employee Severance [Member] | Refrigeration [Member] | Contract Coil [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring Reserve	0.3
Employee Severance [Member] | Service Experts [Member] | Administrative Functions [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges	0.4
Lease termination [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring Reserve	2.5
Total Charges Expected to be Incurred	9.6
Charges Incurred to Date	9.6
Lease termination [Member] | Regional Distribution Network [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges	$ 2.6