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Other Post-Retirement Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Pension and post-retirement benefits $ 1,330.6us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent $ 869.1us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other Post-Retirement Benefits    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Pension and post-retirement benefits 202.0us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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177.0us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Medical trend rate used to determine the post retirement benefit obligation 7.10%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
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7.30%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
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Ultimate medical trend rate used to determine the post retirement benefit obligation 4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate
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4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate
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Unrecognized net prior service credits, before tax 30us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax
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Unrecognized net prior service credits, net of tax 20dhr_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax
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Unrecognized actuarial losses, before tax 44us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax
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Unrecognized actuarial losses, net of tax 29dhr_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesNetOfTax
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Future amortization of prior service cost (credit) 3.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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Prior service credits expected to be recognized as accumulated comprehensive income in net periodic pension cost, net of tax 2.0dhr_PriorServiceCreditsExpectedToBeRecognizedAccumulatedComprehensiveIncomeInNetPeriodicPensionCostNetOfTax
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Actuarial loss expected to be recognized as accumulated comprehensive income in net periodic pension cost, before tax 3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
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Actuarial loss expected to be recognized as accumulated comprehensive income in net periodic pension cost, net of tax $ 2dhr_ActuarialLossExpectedToBeRecognizedAccumulatedComprehensiveIncomeInNetPeriodicPensionCostNetOfTax
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