Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill reallocation due to Knowles separation	$ 19,749
Goodwill allocated to discontinued operations	152,663
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross			3,067,871us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Accumulated impairment loss			(70,561)
Balance	3,108,580us-gaap_Goodwill	2,997,310us-gaap_Goodwill
Acquisitions	432,138us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	141,888us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Purchase price adjustments	10,955	(28,138)
Foreign currency translation	(60,116)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	(2,480)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Balance	3,491,557us-gaap_Goodwill	3,108,580us-gaap_Goodwill
Energy Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross			716,210
Accumulated impairment loss			0
Balance	727,972	716,210
Acquisitions	325,438	19,810
Purchase price adjustments	(395)	(2,278)
Foreign currency translation	(4,280)	(5,770)
Balance	1,048,735	727,972
Engineered Systems Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross			1,202,906
Accumulated impairment loss			(10,591)
Balance	1,210,619	1,192,315
Acquisitions	80,581	19,968
Purchase price adjustments	0	(521)
Foreign currency translation	(21,022)	(1,143)
Balance	1,270,178	1,210,619
Fluids Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross			560,131
Accumulated impairment loss			(59,970)
Balance	604,158	500,161
Acquisitions	25,097	102,110
Purchase price adjustments	11,350	(2,417)
Foreign currency translation	(30,942)	4,304
Balance	609,663	604,158
Refrigeration and Food Equipment Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross			588,624
Accumulated impairment loss			0
Balance	565,831	588,624
Acquisitions	1,022	0
Purchase price adjustments	0	(22,922)
Foreign currency translation	(3,872)	129
Balance	$ 562,981	$ 565,831

Goodwill allocated to businesses held for sale.

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Goodwill Reallocation Due to Knowles Separation and Business Realignment

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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