Revenue Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Revenue, Net	$ 1,921,579	$ 1,813,372
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	1,074,241
Europe [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	396,200
Other Americas [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	163,414
Asia [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	200,673
Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	87,051
Printing and Identification end market [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	282,521
Industrials end market [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	364,263
Engineered Systems Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	646,784	607,635
Fueling and Transport End Market [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	319,228
Pumps End Market [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	169,326
Hygenic and Pharma End Market [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	64,741
Fluids Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	553,295	525,195
Refrigeration End Market [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	278,655
Food Equipment End Market [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	59,580
Refrigeration and Food Equipment Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	338,235	356,834
Drilling and Production End Market [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	266,875
Bearings and Compression End Market [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	74,851
Automation End Market [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	41,928
Energy Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	383,654	324,088
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	$ (389)	$ (380)