Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill reallocation due to Knowles separation	$ 19,749
Goodwill allocated to discontinued operations	152,663
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross			$ 3,179,141
Accumulated impairment loss			(70,561)
Balance	3,491,557	$ 3,108,580
Acquisitions	315,701	432,138
Purchase price adjustments	8,604	10,955
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit	(22,877)
Foreign currency translation	(55,596)	(60,116)
Balance	$ 3,737,389	3,491,557
Number of Reporting Units	9
Energy Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross			727,972
Accumulated impairment loss			0
Balance	$ 1,048,735	727,972
Acquisitions	0	325,438
Purchase price adjustments	8,604	(395)
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit	0
Foreign currency translation	(10,159)	(4,280)
Balance	1,047,180	1,048,735
Engineered Systems Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross			1,221,210
Accumulated impairment loss			(10,591)
Balance	1,270,178	1,210,619
Acquisitions	238,618	80,581
Purchase price adjustments	0	0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit	(19,128)
Foreign currency translation	(15,804)	(21,022)
Balance	1,473,864	1,270,178
Fluids Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross			664,128
Accumulated impairment loss			(59,970)
Balance	609,663	604,158
Acquisitions	73,251	25,097
Purchase price adjustments	0	11,350
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit	0
Foreign currency translation	(27,169)	(30,942)
Balance	655,745	609,663
Refrigeration and Food Equipment Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross			565,831
Accumulated impairment loss			$ 0
Balance	562,981	565,831
Acquisitions	3,832	1,022
Purchase price adjustments	0	0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit	(3,749)
Foreign currency translation	(2,464)	(3,872)
Balance	$ 560,600	$ 562,981
Minimum [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	9.50%
Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	11.00%
Energy Reporting Unit 1 [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount	26.00%
Energy Reporting Unit 2 [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount	19.00%
Energy Reporting Unit 1 and 2 [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance	$ 957,000