Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment Revenue (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 2,485.6	$ 2,654.6	$ 2,496.9
Operating income (loss)	$ 380.1	$ 266.4	$ 183.6
Operating margin	15.30%	10.00%	7.40%
Industrial Process [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,113.8	$ 1,208.3	$ 1,107.4
Operating income (loss)	$ 141.2	$ 123.9	$ 112.0
Operating margin	12.70%	10.30%	10.10%
Motion Technologies [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 767.2	$ 769.4	$ 721.8
Operating income (loss)	$ 126.4	$ 130.9	$ 100.3
Operating margin	16.50%	17.00%	13.90%
Interconnect Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 328.1	$ 392.8	$ 395.5
Operating income (loss)	$ 12.2	$ 22.2	$ 14.2
Operating margin	3.70%	5.70%	3.60%
Control Technologies [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 281.2	$ 290.5	$ 278.2
Operating income (loss)	$ 42.4	$ 63.5	$ 55.3
Operating margin	15.10%	21.90%	19.90%
Total Segment Results [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 2,490.3	$ 2,661.0	$ 2,502.9
Operating income (loss)	$ 322.2	$ 340.5	$ 281.8
Operating margin	13.00%	12.80%	11.30%
Asbestos Related Benefit (Costs), Net [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	$ 91.4	$ (3.9)	$ (32.8)
Eliminations / Other Corporate Costs [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	(4.7)	(6.4)	(6.0)
Operating income (loss)	(33.5)	(70.2)	(65.4)
Total Eliminations / Corporate and Other Costs [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	(4.7)	(6.4)	(6.0)
Operating income (loss)	$ 57.9	$ (74.1)	$ (98.2)