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Income Taxes (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of earnings before income taxes Earnings before income taxes for the years ended December 31 were as follows ($ in millions):
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
United States
$
687.7

 
$
679.6

 
$
681.0

International
390.7

 
394.0

 
329.5

Total
$
1,078.4

 
$
1,073.6

 
$
1,010.5
Schedule of provision for income taxes The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31 were as follows ($ in millions):
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal U.S.
$
48.3

 
$
170.0

 
$
197.2

Non-U.S.
96.3

 
69.8

 
59.5

State and local
7.8

 
10.5

 
29.7

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal U.S.
27.3

 
(62.0
)
 
(8.9
)
Non-U.S.
(19.6
)
 
(1.7
)
 
(4.7
)
State and local
—

 
2.7

 
(2.5
)
Income tax provision
$
160.1

 
$
189.3

 
$
270.3
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities Deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31 were as follows ($ in millions):
 
2018
 
2017
Deferred Tax Assets:
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
17.4

 
$
22.0

Inventories
17.9

 
25.7

Pension benefits
27.3

 
37.1

Environmental and regulatory compliance
10.1

 
16.6

Other accruals and prepayments
50.5

 
31.2

Deferred service income
7.1

 
14.5

Warranty services
19.7

 
27.5

Stock compensation expense
14.2

 
20.9

Tax credit and loss carryforwards
131.4

 
67.8

Valuation allowances
(40.3
)
 
(26.2
)
Total deferred tax assets
255.3

 
237.1

Deferred Tax Liabilities:
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
(11.7
)
 
(73.2
)
Insurance, including self-insurance
(155.2
)
 
(140.0
)
Goodwill and other intangibles
(597.1
)
 
(526.4
)
Other
(14.7
)
 
(11.2
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(778.7
)
 
(750.8
)
Provisional estimate of the deferred tax asset revaluation
—

 
(51.4
)
Provisional estimate of the deferred tax liability revaluation
—

 
247.6

Net deferred tax liability
$
(523.4
)
 
$
(317.5
)
Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation The effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31 varies from the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate as follows:
 
Percentage of Pretax Earnings
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Statutory federal income tax rate
21.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Increase (decrease) in tax rate resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
State income taxes (net of federal income tax benefit)
1.0
 %
 
0.7
 %
 
1.7
 %
Foreign income taxed at different rates than U.S. statutory rate
0.8
 %
 
(5.3
)%
 
(5.4
)%
Separation related adjustments for final resolution of uncertain tax positions
—
 %
 
—
 %
 
(2.3
)%
U.S. federal permanent differences related to the TCJA
(4.8
)%
 
(2.9
)%
 
(2.6
)%
Compensation related
(1.5
)%
 
(1.7
)%
 
—
 %
Other
(0.5
)%
 
(1.6
)%
 
0.3
 %
Effective income tax rate before adjustments related to the 2017 TCJA provisional estimates
16.0
 %
 
24.2
 %
 
26.7
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax revaluation
(1.3
)%
 
(19.2
)%
 
—
 %
Transition tax
0.1
 %
 
12.6
 %
 
—
 %
Total adjustments related to the 2017 TCJA provisional estimates
(1.2
)%
 
(6.6
)%
 
—
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective income tax rate after adjustments related to the 2017 TCJA provisional estimates
14.8
 %
 
17.6
 %
 
26.7
 %
Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding amounts accrued for potential interest and penalties, is as follows ($ in millions):
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of year
$
59.0

 
$
28.6

 
$
169.9

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
40.8

 
25.3

 
6.0

Additions for tax positions of prior years
39.0

 
7.8

 
0.4

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(3.8
)
 
(1.9
)
 
(1.2
)
Lapse of statute of limitations
(3.5
)
 
(3.3
)
 
(1.3
)
Settlements
(6.4
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.6
)
Effect of foreign currency translation
(0.9
)
 
1.9

 
(0.4
)
Separation related adjustments (a)
9.2

 
1.2

 
(144.2
)
Unrecognized tax benefits, end of year
$
133.4

 
$
59.0

 
$
28.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Unrecognized tax benefits were reduced by $144 million in 2016 related to positions taken prior to the Separation for which Danaher, as the Former Parent, is the primary obligor and is responsible for settlement and payment of the tax expenses. In 2018 and 2017, reserves increased by an additional $9 million and $1 million, respectively, due primarily to unrecognized tax benefits from pre-spin periods.