REVENUES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Disaggregation of revenue
Net sales	$ 3,760.5	$ 3,747.2	$ 3,689.6	$ 3,470.9	$ 3,649.0	$ 3,564.5	$ 3,460.0	$ 3,162.4	$ 14,668.2	$ 13,835.9	$ 13,151.8
Global Industrial
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Net sales									5,286.5	4,918.0	4,695.2
Global Institutional
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Net sales									5,098.5	4,776.2	4,482.9
Global Energy
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Net sales									3,421.1	3,230.0	3,092.9
Other
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Net sales									862.1	911.7	880.8
Product and sold equipment
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Net sales									12,128.6	11,431.8	10,904.1
Product and sold equipment | Global Industrial
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Net sales									4,626.2	4,305.3	4,137.7
Product and sold equipment | Global Institutional
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Net sales									4,415.4	4,136.2	3,902.5
Product and sold equipment | Global Energy
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Net sales									3,004.4	2,837.5	2,703.2
Product and sold equipment | Other
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Net sales									82.6	152.8	160.7
Service and lease equipment
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Net sales									2,539.6	2,404.1	2,247.7
Service and lease equipment | Global Industrial
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Net sales									660.3	612.7	557.5
Service and lease equipment | Global Institutional
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Net sales									683.1	640.0	580.4
Service and lease equipment | Global Energy
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Net sales									416.7	392.5	389.7
Service and lease equipment | Other
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Net sales									$ 779.5	$ 758.9	$ 720.1
Warewashing Products | Product concentration | Consolidated net sales
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Percentage of consolidated sales									11.00%	11.00%	11.00%
U.S. | Global Industrial
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Net sales									$ 2,269.7	$ 2,087.8	$ 1,978.1
U.S. | Global Institutional
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Net sales									3,279.2	3,107.2	3,051.0
U.S. | Global Energy
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Net sales									1,630.1	1,481.1	1,373.9
U.S. | Other
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Net sales									569.2	648.2	631.8
Europe | Global Industrial
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Net sales									1,288.4	1,183.0	1,110.2
Europe | Global Institutional
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Net sales									1,038.4	928.8	740.9
Europe | Global Energy
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Net sales									398.4	404.4	389.3
Europe | Other
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Net sales									133.1	119.5	116.6
Asia Pacific | Global Industrial
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Net sales									685.8	661.4	635.5
Asia Pacific | Global Institutional
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Net sales									250.4	237.1	233.2
Asia Pacific | Global Energy
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Net sales									262.7	253.1	257.1
Asia Pacific | Other
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Net sales									40.2	33.6	33.1
Latin America | Global Industrial
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Net sales									474.3	448.0	411.6
Latin America | Global Institutional
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Net sales									165.6	163.6	151.6
Latin America | Global Energy
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Net sales									219.7	239.3	247.5
Latin America | Other
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Net sales									46.7	44.8	42.1
Greater China | Global Industrial
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Net sales									278.4	267.0	296.1
Greater China | Global Institutional
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Net sales									113.8	102.1	93.1
Greater China | Global Energy
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Net sales									76.5	70.5	71.6
Greater China | Other
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Net sales									50.5	45.0	39.0
Canada | Global Industrial
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Net sales									148.9	137.4	130.8
Canada | Global Institutional
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Net sales									191.6	175.3	158.7
Canada | Global Energy
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Net sales									335.6	322.3	278.9
Canada | Other
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Net sales									11.5	9.4	8.4
Middle East and Africa ("MEA") | Global Industrial
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Net sales									141.0	133.4	132.9
Middle East and Africa ("MEA") | Global Institutional
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Net sales									59.5	62.1	54.4
Middle East and Africa ("MEA") | Global Energy
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Net sales									498.1	459.3	474.6
Middle East and Africa ("MEA") | Other
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Net sales									$ 10.9	$ 11.2	$ 9.8