SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment	Oct. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of operating segments | segment				2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 1,567.4	$ 1,575.8	$ 1,524.6	$ 4,597.2	$ 4,603.0	$ 6,178.8
Operating profit	323.2	$ 338.1	301.8	908.3	931.6	$ 1,269.7
Operating Segments [Member] | Professional Instrumentation [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	723.5		722.0	2,145.1	2,229.7
Operating profit	161.5		157.4	469.9	514.0
Operating Segments [Member] | Industrial Technologies [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	843.9		802.6	2,452.1	2,373.3
Operating profit	180.6		154.9	484.7	449.4
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ (18.9)		$ (10.5)	$ (46.3)	$ (31.8)