REVENUES - Principal Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
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Net sales	$ 3,751.9	$ 3,571.6
Allowance for expected return of products	$ 73.5		$ 71.7
United States | Geographic concentration | Consolidated net sales
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Percentage of consolidated sales	54.00%
Product and equipment sales
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Net sales	$ 2,986.5	2,876.3
Service and lease sales
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Net sales	765.4	695.3
Operating segment
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Net sales	3,761.7	3,580.8
Global Industrial
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Net sales	1,839.2	1,809.1
Global Industrial | United States
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Net sales	793.8	793.0
Global Industrial | Europe
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Net sales	374.6	377.4
Global Industrial | Asia Pacific
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Net sales	230.7	228.4
Global Industrial | Latin America
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Net sales	189.6	158.2
Global Industrial | Greater China
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Net sales	97.7	96.9
Global Industrial | India, Middle East and Africa
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Net sales	99.2	104.4
Global Industrial | Canada
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Net sales	53.6	50.8
Global Industrial | Product and equipment sales
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Net sales	1,612.5	1,592.3
Global Industrial | Service and lease sales
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Net sales	226.7	216.8
Global Industrial | Operating segment
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Net sales	1,841.7	1,808.2
Global Institutional and Specialty
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Net sales	1,266.7	1,128.8
Global Institutional and Specialty | United States
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Net sales	883.2	786.0
Global Institutional and Specialty | Europe
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Net sales	160.5	146.5
Global Institutional and Specialty | Asia Pacific
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Net sales	59.3	56.8
Global Institutional and Specialty | Latin America
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Net sales	49.9	41.3
Global Institutional and Specialty | Greater China
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Net sales	44.7	35.6
Global Institutional and Specialty | India, Middle East and Africa
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Net sales	15.5	14.7
Global Institutional and Specialty | Canada
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Net sales	53.6	47.9
Global Institutional and Specialty | Product and equipment sales
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Net sales	1,021.4	920.8
Global Institutional and Specialty | Service and lease sales
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Net sales	245.3	208.0
Global Institutional and Specialty | Operating segment
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Net sales	1,270.3	1,131.2
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences
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Net sales	379.9	379.7
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | United States
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Net sales	149.8	162.5
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Europe
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Net sales	184.5	174.4
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Asia Pacific
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Net sales	23.4	19.6
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Latin America
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Net sales	5.5	5.7
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Greater China
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Net sales	9.4	10.8
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | India, Middle East and Africa
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Net sales	5.4	5.3
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Canada
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Net sales	1.9	1.4
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Product and equipment sales
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Net sales	352.6	352.6
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Service and lease sales
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Net sales	27.3	27.1
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Operating segment
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Net sales	382.9	386.1
Global Pest Elimination
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Net sales	266.1	243.4
Global Pest Elimination | United States
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Net sales	181.7	165.9
Global Pest Elimination | Europe
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Net sales	43.2	38.7
Global Pest Elimination | Asia Pacific
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Net sales	7.6	6.9
Global Pest Elimination | Latin America
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Net sales	14.5	13.6
Global Pest Elimination | Greater China
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Net sales	14.7	14.0
Global Pest Elimination | India, Middle East and Africa
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Net sales	1.7	1.9
Global Pest Elimination | Canada
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Net sales	2.7	2.4
Global Pest Elimination | Service and lease sales
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Net sales	266.1	243.4
Global Pest Elimination | Operating segment
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Net sales	$ 266.8	244.6
Corporate
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Net sales		10.6
Corporate | United States
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Net sales		9.6
Corporate | Europe
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Net sales		0.7
Corporate | Latin America
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Net sales		0.3
Corporate | Product and equipment sales
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Net sales		$ 10.6