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BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts receivable, net    
Accounts receivable $ 2,704.2us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross $ 2,648.9us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
Allowance for doubtful accounts (77.5)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable (80.9)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable
Total 2,626.7us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 2,568.0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories    
Finished goods 1,044.1us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods 953.3us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods
Raw materials and parts 447.3us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials 391.0us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
Inventories at FIFO cost 1,491.4us-gaap_FIFOInventoryAmount 1,344.3us-gaap_FIFOInventoryAmount
Excess of FIFO cost over LIFO cost (24.5)us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve (22.4)us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve
Total 1,466.9us-gaap_InventoryNet 1,321.9us-gaap_InventoryNet
Property, plant and equipment, net    
Land 199.9us-gaap_Land 191.4us-gaap_Land
Buildings and improvements 759.9us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross 666.0us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross
Leasehold improvements 84.6us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross 87.9us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross
Machinery and equipment 1,858.1us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross 1,677.5us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross
Merchandising and customer equipment 1,917.5ecl_MerchandisingAndCustomerEquipmentGross 1,802.8ecl_MerchandisingAndCustomerEquipmentGross
Capitalized software 443.9us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareGross 435.4us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareGross
Construction in progress 277.5us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross 291.6us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Property, plant and equipment, gross 5,541.4us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 5,152.6us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation (2,490.8)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (2,270.6)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Total 3,050.6us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 2,882.0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Cost of intangible assets subject to amortization:    
Other intangible assets, gross 4,345.3us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross 4,399.5us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Total 4,456.8us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 4,785.3us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Other assets    
Deferred income taxes 71.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 54.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Deferred financing costs 27.1us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet 31.7us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet
Pension 15.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent 90.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent
Other 256.7us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent 231.5us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent
Total 371.2us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 407.9us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Other current liabilities    
Discounts and rebates 255.4us-gaap_AccruedMarketingCostsCurrent 263.2us-gaap_AccruedMarketingCostsCurrent
Dividends payable 99.1us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent 82.8us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
Interest payable 18.9us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 19.6us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Taxes payable, other than income 122.6ecl_TaxesPayableOtherThanIncome 115.3ecl_TaxesPayableOtherThanIncome
Derivative liabilities 52.1us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesLiabilities 14.2us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesLiabilities
Restructuring 66.3us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent 68.3us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent
Future consideration payable to Champion sellers   86.4ecl_PayableToAcquireeCurrent
Other 255.4us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesCurrent 304.0us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesCurrent
Total 869.8us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 953.8us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Other liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 1,415.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 1,661.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Income taxes payable - non-current 86.4us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent 90.2us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent
Restructuring 9.3us-gaap_RestructuringReserveNoncurrent 12.9us-gaap_RestructuringReserveNoncurrent
Other 134.0us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent 134.9us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total 1,645.5us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 1,899.3us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Accumulated other comprehensive loss    
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax (2.7)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax (6.6)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit expense, net of tax (552.5)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (235.0)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
Cumulative translation, net of tax (396.7)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (63.6)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Total (951.9)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (305.2)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Customer relationships    
Cost of intangible assets subject to amortization:    
Other intangible assets, gross 3,385.7us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
3,455.6us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Accumulated amortization (794.6)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
(594.9)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Trademarks    
Cost of intangible assets subject to amortization:    
Other intangible assets, gross 311.1us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
308.1us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
Accumulated amortization (91.5)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
(70.4)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
Patents    
Cost of intangible assets subject to amortization:    
Other intangible assets, gross 434.5us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
425.6us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
Accumulated amortization (124.9)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
(95.7)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
Other technology    
Cost of intangible assets subject to amortization:    
Other intangible assets, gross 214.0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= ecl_OtherTechnologyMember
210.2us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= ecl_OtherTechnologyMember
Accumulated amortization (107.5)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= ecl_OtherTechnologyMember
(83.2)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= ecl_OtherTechnologyMember
Trade names    
Cost of intangible assets not subject to amortization:    
Other intangible assets, gross $ 1,230.0us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
$ 1,230.0us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember