Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information

Segment results are shown below ($ in millions):

	For The Year Ended December 31
	2018			2017			2016
Sales:
Professional Instrumentation	$	3,655.1		$	3,139.1		$	2,891.6
Industrial Technologies	2,797.6			2,617.0			2,486.6
Total	$	6,452.7		$	5,756.1		$	5,378.2
Operating Profit:
Professional Instrumentation	$	749.6		$	712.9		$	645.1
Industrial Technologies	525.6			503.6			480.3
Other	(96.8		)	(73.5		)	(63.7		)
Total	$	1,178.4		$	1,143.0		$	1,061.7
Identifiable assets:
Professional Instrumentation	$	8,592.6		$	5,588.1		$	3,905.2
Industrial Technologies	3,011.2			2,902.7			2,458.1
Other	1,271.8			1,138.8			989.8
Assets of Discontinued Operations	30.0			871.0			836.7
Total	$	12,905.6		$	10,500.6		$	8,189.8
Depreciation and amortization:
Professional Instrumentation	$	168.7		$	82.0		$	99.4
Industrial Technologies	88.7			70.3			60.2
Other	3.4			6.0			1.3
Total	$	260.8		$	158.3		$	160.9
Capital expenditures, gross:
Professional Instrumentation	$	58.4		$	37.0		$	36.2
Industrial Technologies	44.8			71.8			64.9
Other	9.1			2.3			9.0
Total	$	112.3		$	111.1		$	110.1

Schedule of Operations in Geographical Areas

Operations in Geographic Areas:

	For The Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Sales:
United States	$	3,539.6	$	3,148.7	$	3,028.8
China	569.0		498.4		458.9
Germany	234.7		217.2		180.5
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)	2,109.4		1,891.8		1,710.0
Total	$	6,452.7	$	5,756.1	$	5,378.2
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	8,152.0	$	5,374.1	$	3,922.6
United Kingdom	358.7		405.8		353.4
Germany	261.3		274.8		241.6
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total long-lived assets)	962.4		841.9		532.3
Total	$	9,734.4	$	6,896.6	$	5,049.9