Consolidated and Combined Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Net Former Parent Investment	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interest
Equity, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2013					$ 4,850.6	$ 272.8	$ 1.7
Net earnings for the year	$ 883.4				883.4
Net Transfers To Former Parent					(635.0)
Other comprehensive loss	(173.3)					(173.3)
Common stock-based award activity					30.8
Change in noncontrolling interest							1.5
Equity, end of period at Dec. 31, 2014					5,129.8	99.5	3.2
Net earnings for the year	863.8				863.8
Net Transfers To Former Parent					(834.9)
Other comprehensive loss	(113.9)					(113.9)
Common stock-based award activity					35.2
Change in noncontrolling interest							(0.2)
Equity, end of period at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 5,182.5				5,193.9	(14.4)	3.0
Common stock outstanding (in shares)	100
Net earnings for the year	$ 872.3			$ 451.4	420.9
Recapitalization (in shares)		345,200,000
Recapitalization		$ 3.5			(3.5)
Cash dividend paid to Former Parent					(3,000.0)
Dividends to stockholders	(48.4)			(48.4)
Net Transfers To Former Parent					(301.4)
Noncash adjustment to Former Parent's investment, net			$ 2,381.3		(2,332.3)
Other comprehensive loss	(131.4)					(131.4)
Common stock-based award activity			45.9		22.4
Fortive common stock-based award activity (in shares)		700,000
Change in noncontrolling interest							0.1
Equity, end of period at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 2,691.0	$ 3.5	$ 2,427.2	$ 403.0	$ 0.0	$ (145.8)	$ 3.1
Common stock outstanding (in shares)	345,900,000	345,900,000