Business Overview and Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2016 shares	Jul. 01, 2016 shares	Nov. 10, 2015 shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) country shares	Dec. 31, 2017 segment country shares	Dec. 31, 2017 business country shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2016 shares	Dec. 31, 2014 shares
Number of Countries in which Entity Operates | country					50	50	50
Number of operating segments						2	2
Payments of dividends | $				$ 3,000.0	$ 97.2			$ 48.4	$ 0.0
Common stock outstanding (in shares)	345,200,000		0		347,800,000	347,800,000	347,800,000	345,900,000
Common stock, distribution percentage	100.00%
Common Stock
Recapitalization (in shares)		345,237,561	345,200,000
Common stock outstanding (in shares)					347,800,000	347,800,000	347,800,000	345,900,000	0		0
Danaher Corporation [Member]
Common stock outstanding (in shares)	100								100	100