CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Net Parent Investment [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings	$ 236.1
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	100
Equity, end of period at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 5,182.5				$ 5,193.9	$ (14.4)	$ 3.0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings	647.8			$ 226.9	420.9
Recapitalization (in shares)		345,200,000
Recapitalization		$ 3.5			(3.5)
Cash dividend paid to Former Parent					(3,000.0)
Dividends to shareholders				(24.2)
Net Transfers To (From) Parent					(301.4)
Noncash adjustment to Net Former Parent's investment			$ 2,344.1		(2,332.3)
Other comprehensive income	$ (11.1)					(11.1)
Fortive common stock-based award activity (in shares)		500,000
Fortive common stock-based award activity			31.2		22.4
Change in noncontrolling interests							0.6
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016	345,700,000	345,700,000
Equity, end of period at Sep. 30, 2016	$ 2,559.6	$ 3.5	2,375.3	202.7	0.0	(25.5)	3.6
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings	226.9
Dividends to shareholders	(24.2)
Other comprehensive income	$ (24.7)					(24.7)
Common stock outstanding (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016	345,700,000	345,700,000
Equity, end of period at Sep. 30, 2016	$ 2,559.6	$ 3.5	$ 2,375.3	$ 202.7	$ 0.0	$ (25.5)	$ 3.6