Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Operating Activities
Net income	$ 2,388.8	$ 2,020.1	$ 1,864.4
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net operating cash:
Depreciation	292.3	264.0	263.1
Non-cash lease expense	452.7	416.9	400.7
Amortization of intangible assets	330.2	317.1	309.5
(Gain) loss on divestiture of business	(20.1)	0.0	111.9
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt	12.8	0.0	(1.4)
Impairment	57.9	15.5	0.0
Provisions for environmental-related matters	80.7	(7.1)	(4.0)
Provisions for restructuring	15.3	47.3	0.0
Deferred income taxes	(88.9)	(144.8)	(80.3)
Other postretirement benefit plan net cost	(15.8)	(1.6)	(3.9)
Stock-based compensation expense	115.9	99.7	97.7
Amortization of non-traded investments	65.4	38.5	53.6
Loss (gain) on sale or disposition of assets	0.9	(10.7)	(6.1)
Other	7.0	43.9	10.7
Change in working capital accounts:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	85.6	(200.2)	(287.8)
Decrease (increase) in inventories	323.4	(666.7)	(228.1)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable	(241.1)	46.6	346.1
Decrease in accrued taxes	(8.9)	(38.1)	(32.7)
Increase (decrease) in accrued compensation and taxes withheld	75.7	65.8	(10.9)
Decrease (increase) in refundable income taxes	25.8	47.6	(38.5)
Other	306.7	32.5	(46.8)
Change in operating lease liabilities	(453.4)	(405.3)	(401.4)
Costs incurred for environmental-related matters	(35.3)	(23.8)	(41.3)
Other	(251.7)	(37.3)	(29.9)
Net operating cash	3,521.9	1,919.9	2,244.6
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(888.4)	(644.5)	(372.0)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(264.7)	(1,003.1)	(210.9)
Proceeds from divestiture of business	103.7	0.0	122.5
Proceeds from sale of assets	70.1	33.2	14.8
Other	(60.0)	6.8	(30.8)
Net investing cash	(1,039.3)	(1,607.6)	(476.4)
Financing Activities
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings	(603.9)	214.4	763.9
Proceeds from long-term debt	0.0	999.7	994.8
Payments of long-term debt	(136.4)	(260.3)	(422.9)
Payments for credit facility and debt issuance costs	0.0	(7.3)	(11.5)
Payments of cash dividends	(623.7)	(618.5)	(587.1)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	111.6	67.3	192.8
Treasury stock purchased	(1,432.0)	(883.2)	(2,752.3)
Proceeds from treasury stock issued	0.0	22.0	11.7
Proceeds from real estate financing transactions	306.5	207.3	0.0
Other	(46.7)	(23.8)	(23.4)
Net financing cash	(2,424.6)	(282.4)	(1,834.0)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	20.0	3.2	4.9
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	78.0	33.1	(60.9)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	198.8	165.7	226.6
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	276.8	198.8	165.7
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Income taxes paid	816.7	580.1	466.3
Interest paid	$ 416.5	$ 371.1	$ 338.8