Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019 number	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross					$ 3,756,933,000
Accumulated impairment loss					(70,561,000)
Balance			$ 3,677,328,000	$ 3,686,372,000
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Apergy				3,546,000
Acquired Goodwill			119,512,000	46,711,000
Purchase price adjustments			0	328,000
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Resegmentation			0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit			(4,739,000)
Foreign currency translation			(8,754,000)	(59,629,000)
Balance			3,783,347,000	3,677,328,000
Number of Reporting Units	15	15
Engineered Products Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross					695,041,000
Accumulated impairment loss					(10,591,000)
Balance			679,193,000	684,450,000
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Apergy				3,546,000
Acquired Goodwill			0	0
Purchase price adjustments				0
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Resegmentation			(40,394,000)
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit			0
Foreign currency translation			(2,228,000)	(8,803,000)
Balance			636,571,000	679,193,000
Fueling Solutions Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross					794,635,000
Accumulated impairment loss					0
Balance			770,619,000	794,635,000
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Apergy				0
Acquired Goodwill			97,898,000	0
Purchase price adjustments				0
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Resegmentation			0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit			0
Foreign currency translation			4,864,000	(24,016,000)
Balance			873,381,000	770,619,000
Imaging & Identification Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross					960,939,000
Accumulated impairment loss					0
Balance			944,468,000	960,939,000
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Apergy				0
Acquired Goodwill			0	0
Purchase price adjustments				328,000
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Resegmentation			40,394,000
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit			0
Foreign currency translation			(7,793,000)	(16,799,000)
Balance			977,069,000	944,468,000
Pumps & Process Solutions Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross					769,619,000
Accumulated impairment loss					(59,970,000)
Balance			736,982,000	709,649,000
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Apergy				0
Acquired Goodwill			21,614,000	36,303,000
Purchase price adjustments				0
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Resegmentation			0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit			(4,739,000)
Foreign currency translation			(3,230,000)	(8,970,000)
Balance			750,627,000	736,982,000
Refrigeration and Food Equipment Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross					536,699,000
Accumulated impairment loss					$ 0
Balance			546,066,000	536,699,000
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Apergy				0
Acquired Goodwill			0	10,408,000
Purchase price adjustments				0
Goodwill Reallocation Due to Resegmentation			0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit			0
Foreign currency translation			(367,000)	(1,041,000)
Balance			$ 545,699,000	$ 546,066,000
Minimum [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Fair value discount rate, percent	8.00%
Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Fair value discount rate, percent	9.50%