Goodwill (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	$ 195.1
Acquisitions / (Dispositions)	0.0
Other	2.5
Goodwill, Ending Balance	197.6
Residential Heating & Cooling [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	26.1
Acquisitions / (Dispositions)	0.0
Other	0.0
Goodwill, Ending Balance	26.1
Commercial Heating & Cooling [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	60.1
Acquisitions / (Dispositions)	0.0
Other	0.2
Goodwill, Ending Balance	60.3
Refrigeration [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	108.9
Acquisitions / (Dispositions)	0.0
Other	2.3
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 111.2

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
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-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=64834752&loc=SL49117168-202975

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