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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Earnings before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations [Abstract]      
Domestic $ 789,689,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 714,723,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 640,896,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Foreign 304,518,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 331,263,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 290,169,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Earnings before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations 1,094,207,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1,045,986,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 931,065,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]      
U.S. Federal 231,939,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 114,218,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 196,622,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
State and local 8,434,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 17,468,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit (1,590,000)us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign 97,037,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 89,702,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 84,723,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
Total current - continuing 337,410,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 221,388,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 279,755,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]      
U.S. Federal 7,386,000us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 35,315,000us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 20,149,000us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
State and local 11,250,000us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (4,556,000)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (2,262,000)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign (39,979,000)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (3,688,000)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (16,652,000)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total deferred - continuing (21,343,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 27,071,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 1,235,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total expense - continuing 316,067,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 248,459,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 280,990,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]      
U.S. Federal income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State and local taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit 1.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Foreign operations tax effect (3.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (3.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (3.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
R&E tax credits (0.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch (0.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch
Domestic manufacturing deduction (3.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (2.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (2.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Foreign tax credits 0.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign 0.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign 0.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign
Branch losses (0.70%)dov_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationBranchLosses (0.20%)dov_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationBranchLosses 0.00%dov_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationBranchLosses
Release of valuation allowance (0.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Resolution of tax contingencies (0.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements (7.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements (1.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements
Other, principally non-tax deductible items 1.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 0.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 0.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
Effective rate from continuing operations 28.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 23.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 30.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Tax credits research estimated future benefit   $ 4,800,000dov_TaxCreditsResearchEstimatedFutureBenefit