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Goodwill and Other Intangible Asset (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets      
Indefinite-lived trade name intangible asset $ 52.3us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTradeNames    
Summary of the Company's amortizable intangible assets      
Gross Carrying Amount 379.3us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross 272.0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross  
Accumulated Amortization 143.8us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization 107.1us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Weighted average useful lives of amortizable intangible assets 10 years    
Amortization expense 36.6us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 20.1us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 19.8us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Amortization expense estimated for each of the next five fiscal years      
2015 32.9us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths    
2016 32.0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo    
2017 31.8us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree    
2018 27.8us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour    
2019 23.7us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive    
Customer relationships      
Summary of the Company's amortizable intangible assets      
Gross Carrying Amount 299.8us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
202.3us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 92.3us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
69.8us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Weighted average useful lives of amortizable intangible assets 10 years    
Proprietary technology      
Summary of the Company's amortizable intangible assets      
Gross Carrying Amount 53.8us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
52.3us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 26.5us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
22.4us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
 
Weighted average useful lives of amortizable intangible assets 14 years    
License agreements      
Summary of the Company's amortizable intangible assets      
Gross Carrying Amount 6.0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
6.0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 6.0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
6.0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
 
Weighted average useful lives of amortizable intangible assets 8 years    
Trade names, backlog and other      
Summary of the Company's amortizable intangible assets      
Gross Carrying Amount 19.7us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aph_TradeNamesBlocklogAndOtherMember
11.4us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aph_TradeNamesBlocklogAndOtherMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 19.0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aph_TradeNamesBlocklogAndOtherMember
8.9us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aph_TradeNamesBlocklogAndOtherMember
 
Weighted average useful lives of amortizable intangible assets 2 years    
Backlog      
Summary of the Company's amortizable intangible assets      
Amortization expense $ 9.8us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aph_BacklogMember