REVENUES (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Disaggregation of revenue
Net sales		$ 3,759.4		$ 3,689.6	$ 7,264.8	$ 7,160.5	$ 14,668.2
Global Industrial
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Net sales	€ 1,380.8		€ 1,327.3		2,662.1	2,553.2
Global Institutional
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Net sales	1,311.8		1,296.6		2,520.3	2,502.9
Global Energy
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Net sales	837.4		845.2		1,646.8	1,688.1
Other
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Net sales	229.4		220.5		435.6	416.3
Product and sold equipment
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Net sales		3,092.1		3,060.5	5,978.4	5,920.1
Product and sold equipment | Global Industrial
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Net sales		1,211.1		1,162.7	2,336.7	2,232.5
Product and sold equipment | Global Institutional
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Net sales		1,125.4		1,128.4	2,156.0	2,167.0
Product and sold equipment | Global Energy
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Net sales		733.9		748.6	1,443.3	1,481.2
Product and sold equipment | Other
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Net sales		21.7		20.8	42.4	39.4
Service and lease equipment
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Net sales		667.3		629.1	1,286.4	1,240.4
Service and lease equipment | Global Industrial
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Net sales		169.7		164.6	325.4	320.7
Service and lease equipment | Global Institutional
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Net sales		186.4		168.2	364.3	335.9
Service and lease equipment | Global Energy
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Net sales		103.5		96.6	203.5	206.9
Service and lease equipment | Other
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Net sales		$ 207.7		$ 199.7	393.2	376.9
North America | Global Industrial
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Net sales	631.0		596.0		1,228.7	1,152.7
North America | Global Institutional
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Net sales	907.6		877.3		1,740.4	1,694.3
North America | Global Energy
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Net sales	479.9		487.6		949.6	972.7
North America | Other
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Net sales	157.6		149.4		$ 295.9	$ 279.4
U.S.
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Percentage of consolidated sales					54.00%	53.00%
Europe | Global Industrial
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Net sales	345.6		336.3		$ 654.6	$ 633.5
Europe | Global Institutional
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Net sales	256.0		270.1		487.9	514.7
Europe | Global Energy
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Net sales	106.7		104.0		207.0	205.8
Europe | Other
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Net sales	34.0		33.5		64.4	63.8
Asia Pacific | Global Industrial
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Net sales	176.8		171.4		341.2	332.3
Asia Pacific | Global Institutional
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Net sales	62.8		64.2		122.5	124.5
Asia Pacific | Global Energy
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Net sales	60.9		67.0		118.5	134.4
Asia Pacific | Other
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Net sales	9.5		10.0		19.3	18.9
Latin America | Global Industrial
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Net sales	124.0		119.9		241.0	229.2
Latin America | Global Institutional
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Net sales	41.3		42.4		81.9	83.6
Latin America | Global Energy
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Net sales	51.8		53.6		101.4	108.2
Latin America | Other
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Net sales	11.5		12.0		23.3	23.7
Greater China | Global Industrial
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Net sales	66.2		69.8		129.1	140.9
Greater China | Global Institutional
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Net sales	28.2		27.3		59.7	56.6
Greater China | Global Energy
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Net sales	21.4		18.1		41.9	36.4
Greater China | Other
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Net sales	14.0		12.8		27.2	24.8
Middle East and Africa ("MEA") | Global Industrial
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Net sales	37.2		33.9		67.5	64.6
Middle East and Africa ("MEA") | Global Institutional
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Net sales	15.9		15.3		27.9	29.2
Middle East and Africa ("MEA") | Global Energy
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Net sales	116.7		114.9		228.4	230.6
Middle East and Africa ("MEA") | Other
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Net sales	€ 2.8		€ 2.8		$ 5.5	$ 5.7