Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets - Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Segment (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 4,351.1
Foreign currency translation/other	29.0
Ending Balance	4,380.1
Water Unit [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	2,112.9
Foreign currency translation/other	25.9
Ending Balance	2,138.8
Electrical Unit [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	2,238.2
Foreign currency translation/other	3.1
Ending Balance	$ 2,241.3

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77989000&loc=SL49117168-202975

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