Segment Information- Reporting Information by Segment (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 16, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment		5
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract]
Revenue		$ 7,907,081	$ 6,683,760	$ 7,136,397
Net earnings:
Earnings before provision for income taxes		1,400,826	841,734	843,009
Interest expense		106,319	111,937	125,818
Interest income		4,441	3,571	4,526
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0	0	23,543
Provision for income taxes		277,008	158,283	165,091
Net earnings		$ 1,123,818	$ 683,451	$ 677,918
Segment margins:
Net earnings (in percent)		14.20%	10.20%	9.50%
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization:		$ 290,123	$ 279,051	$ 272,287
Capital expenditures:
Capital expenditures:		171,465	165,692	186,804
Loss on assets held for sale		0	0	(46,946)
Race Winning Brands
Capital expenditures:
Gain on sale of equity method investment	$ 24,723
Total segments
Net earnings:
Earnings before provision for income taxes		$ 1,663,531	$ 1,076,762	$ 1,112,118
Segment margins:
Total Segments (in percent)		21.00%	16.10%	15.60%
Intercompany eliminations
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract]
Revenue		$ (2,075)	$ (2,070)	$ (953)
Corporate
Net earnings:
Earnings before provision for income taxes		160,827	126,662	124,274
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization:		7,250	6,535	6,736
Capital expenditures:
Capital expenditures:		8,261	8,857	6,888
Engineered Products | Race Winning Brands
Capital expenditures:
Gain on sale of equity method investment		24,723
Engineered Products | Total segments
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract]
Revenue		1,780,827	1,531,277	1,697,557
Net earnings:
Earnings before provision for income taxes		$ 285,511	$ 238,167	$ 291,848
Segment margins:
Total Segments (in percent)		16.00%	15.60%	17.20%
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization:		$ 48,644	$ 42,603	$ 41,032
Capital expenditures:
Capital expenditures:		48,453	23,515	38,049
Clean Energy & Fueling | Total segments
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract]
Revenue		1,648,153	1,476,282	1,620,177
Net earnings:
Earnings before provision for income taxes		$ 271,388	$ 236,974	$ 231,873
Segment margins:
Total Segments (in percent)		16.50%	16.10%	14.30%
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization:		$ 78,010	$ 72,803	$ 75,045
Capital expenditures:
Capital expenditures:		25,167	26,903	21,780
Imaging & Identification | Total segments
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract]
Revenue		1,163,367	1,038,178	1,084,471
Net earnings:
Earnings before provision for income taxes		$ 237,147	$ 193,473	$ 229,484
Segment margins:
Total Segments (in percent)		20.40%	18.60%	21.20%
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization:		$ 38,510	$ 38,378	$ 30,530
Capital expenditures:
Capital expenditures:		10,671	10,690	18,593
Pumps & Process Solutions
Capital expenditures:
Loss on assets held for sale			(46,946)
Pumps & Process Solutions | Total segments
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract]
Revenue		1,708,634	1,324,003	1,338,528
Net earnings:
Earnings before provision for income taxes		$ 546,863	$ 305,276	$ 240,081
Segment margins:
Total Segments (in percent)		32.00%	23.10%	17.90%
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization:		$ 69,075	$ 72,191	$ 67,584
Capital expenditures:
Capital expenditures:		44,578	52,804	50,442
Climate & Sustainability Technologies
Capital expenditures:
Other than temporary impairment		12,073
Write-off of assets		6,072	3,640
Climate & Sustainability Technologies | Total segments
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract]
Revenue		1,608,175	1,316,090	1,396,617
Net earnings:
Earnings before provision for income taxes		$ 322,622	$ 102,872	$ 118,832
Segment margins:
Total Segments (in percent)		20.10%	7.80%	8.50%
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization:		$ 48,634	$ 46,541	$ 51,360
Capital expenditures:
Capital expenditures:		$ 34,335	$ 42,923	$ 51,052