Acquisitions, Discontinued Operations and Other Dispositions (Details 2)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended									3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended								1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2010 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) M	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 January 18, 2012 CNY	Dec. 31, 2011 December 31, 2012 CNY	Dec. 31, 2011 Joint venture CNY	Dec. 31, 2011 Cooling Spain Packaging business ("Cooling Spain") USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Cooling Spain Packaging business ("Cooling Spain") USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Cooling Spain Packaging business ("Cooling Spain") EUR (€)	Apr. 03, 2010 P.S.D., Inc. ("PSD") USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 P.S.D., Inc. ("PSD") USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 P.S.D., Inc. ("PSD") USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2009 Automotive Filtration Solutions business (Filtran) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Automotive Filtration Solutions business (Filtran) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Automotive Filtration Solutions business (Filtran) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Automotive Filtration Solutions business (Filtran) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2008 Automotive Filtration Solutions business (Filtran) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Dezurik USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Dezurik USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Dezurik USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2008 Dezurik USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012 Service Solutions business Sale USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Service Solutions business Sale USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Other businesses sold prior to the earliest date presented in the financial statements USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Other businesses sold prior to the earliest date presented in the financial statements USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Other businesses sold prior to the earliest date presented in the financial statements USD ($)
Acquisitions, Discontinued Operations and Other Dispositions
Classification as discontinued operations, probable sale within time period (in months)									12
Sale of discontinued operations
Cash consideration received in sale of discontinued operation																	€ 1	$ 3,000,000			$ 10,000,000							$ 18,800,000		$ 1,150,000,000
Cash transferred with the business in sale of discontinued operation																2,300,000
Gain (loss) on disposition of discontinued operations, net of tax									(300,000)	(11,700,000)	26,400,000					1,900,000			(3,600,000)			100,000	(1,300,000)		6,500,000			1,600,000			(450,000,000)
Sale of ownership interest after acquisition of minority interest percentage																						100.00%
Impairment charges									8,200,000	6,800,000	9,300,000									7,300,000					23,000,000				(6,000,000)
Dispositions, approximate consideration received												51,500,000	25,800,000	96,700,000							15,000,000							23,500,000
Dispositions, consideration received, promissory note																					5,000,000							4,700,000
Adjustment to gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax																								16,500,000
Additional impairment charges																								7,700,000
Adjustment to gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax															100,000											(200,000)	(100,000)					700,000	1,500,000	6,700,000
Recognition of income tax benefits to discontinuing operations																							7,300,000
Interest acquired in joint venture (as a percent)														45.00%
Revenues	1,263,700,000	1,166,000,000	1,136,800,000	984,900,000	1,115,900,000	1,094,700,000	989,900,000	913,400,000	4,551,400,000	4,113,900,000	4,175,100,000
Operating profit									285,900,000	320,500,000	374,500,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations and related income taxes
Income (loss) from discontinued operations									47,500,000	19,800,000	(255,500,000)
Income tax (expense) benefit									(16,800,000)	5,000,000	47,500,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	5,100,000	11,500,000	10,000,000	4,100,000	(600,000)	4,700,000	13,400,000	7,300,000	30,700,000	24,800,000	(208,000,000)
Impairment charges associated with goodwill and certain intangible assets of the Service Solutions business											188,700,000
Results of operations for businesses reported as discontinued operations
Revenues									910,500,000	778,800,000	760,800,000
Pre-tax income (loss)									50,500,000	20,500,000	(206,500,000)
Assets:
Accounts receivable, net	191,800,000				194,700,000				191,800,000	194,700,000
Inventories	127,700,000				108,900,000				127,700,000	108,900,000
Other current assets	9,300,000				8,800,000				9,300,000	8,800,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	48,700,000				50,600,000				48,700,000	50,600,000
Goodwill and intangibles, net	283,900,000				257,200,000				283,900,000	257,200,000
Other assets	58,700,000				66,100,000				58,700,000	66,100,000
Assets of discontinued operations	720,100,000				686,300,000				720,100,000	686,300,000
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	109,300,000				105,200,000				109,300,000	105,200,000
Accrued expenses	109,400,000				95,100,000				109,400,000	95,100,000
Income taxes payable	1,500,000								1,500,000
Deferred and other income taxes	6,600,000				3,000,000				6,600,000	3,000,000
Other liabilities	7,600,000				6,800,000				7,600,000	6,800,000
Liabilities of discontinued operations	$ 234,400,000				$ 210,100,000				$ 234,400,000	$ 210,100,000