Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 18, 2021
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-39483
Entity Registrant Name	VONTIER CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	84-2783455
Entity Address, Address Line One	5438 Wade Park Boulevard
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 600
Entity Address, City or Town	Raleigh
Entity Address, State or Province	NC
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	27607
City Area Code	984
Local Phone Number	247-8308
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	VNT
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		168,546,582
Entity Public Float		$ 5.4
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Part III incorporates certain information by reference from the Registrant’s proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates.
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0001786842