QUARTERLY FINANCIAL RESULTS AND MARKET FOR THE COMPANY'S STOCK (UNAUDITED) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Net sales			$ 1,174.1	$ 1,094.0	$ 1,086.9	$ 993.0	$ 977.7	$ 906.6	$ 943.7	$ 894.8	$ 4,348.0	$ 3,722.8	$ 3,435.3
Gross profit			887.9	801.6	782.9	761.2	743.0	681.7	697.5	661.2	3,233.6	2,783.4	2,560.0
Net income			$ 280.2	$ 274.7	$ 242.3	$ 249.7	$ 7.0	$ 225.9	$ 282.7	$ 206.6	$ 1,046.9	$ 722.2	$ 583.6
Earnings per common share (a):
Basic (in dollars per share)			$ 1.34	$ 1.32	$ 1.16	$ 1.20	$ 0.03	$ 1.08	$ 1.35	$ 0.98	$ 5.03	$ 3.45	$ 2.77
Diluted (in dollars per share)			1.32	$ 1.30	$ 1.14	$ 1.18	$ 0.03	1.06	1.32	0.96	$ 4.93	$ 3.38	$ 2.70
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Inventory write off				$ 26.9	$ 46.2						$ 73.1	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Gain (loss) on litigation settlement							$ 180.0
Early-stage Transcatheter Intellectual Property
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Acquisition transaction costs						$ 24.0
Developed Technology and In-process Research and Development | Valtech
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets		$ 116.2					$ 116.2				$ 116.2
High
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Market price (in dollars per share)			247.64	$ 228.19	$ 195.00	$ 197.86	$ 174.99	175.00	155.22	143.22	$ 247.64	$ 175.00
Low
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Market price (in dollars per share)			$ 213.23	$ 183.01	$ 165.69	$ 140.86	$ 136.44	$ 134.53	$ 123.00	$ 110.68	$ 140.86	$ 110.68
Rest of World | Developed technology (Note 4) | Valtech
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets	$ 40.6		$ 40.6
Rest of World | Developed Technology and In-process Research and Development | Valtech
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets		$ 116.2