Share Repurchases	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Share repurchases	17. Share Repurchases During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 3,886,910 shares of common stock for $317,571 for an average share price of $81.70, of which 289,930 shares were purchased during the second quarter of 2014. Treasury shares increased to 89,300,326 at June 30, 2014 from a balance of 85,413,416 at December 31, 2013. In November 2012, the Board of Directors approved a $1.0 billion share repurchase program authorizing repurchases of Dover's common stock over the following 12 to 18 months. During March 2014, the Company completed this share repurchase program through an accelerated share repurchase transaction, whereby Dover paid $292,565 on March 10, 2014 to receive a variable number of shares on incremental dates through March 31, 2014. The Company repurchased 3,596,980 shares under this transaction for an average share price of $81.06. In May 2012, the Board of Directors renewed its standing authorization of the Company's share repurchase program, on terms consistent with its prior five-year authorization which expired at that time. This renewal authorizes the repurchase of up to 10,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock during the five-year period ending May 2017. The Company repurchased 289,930 shares under this authorization during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 for an average share price of $86.25. As of June 30, 2014, the approximate number of shares still available for repurchase under the May 2012 share repurchase authorization was 3,618,359.

17. Share Repurchases

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 3,886,910 shares of common stock for $317,571 for an average share price of $81.70, of which 289,930 shares were purchased during the second quarter of 2014. Treasury shares increased to 89,300,326 at June 30, 2014 from a balance of 85,413,416 at December 31, 2013.

In November 2012, the Board of Directors approved a $1.0 billion share repurchase program authorizing repurchases of Dover's common stock over the following 12 to 18 months. During March 2014, the Company completed this share repurchase program through an accelerated share repurchase transaction, whereby Dover paid $292,565 on March 10, 2014 to receive a variable number of shares on incremental dates through March 31, 2014. The Company repurchased 3,596,980 shares under this transaction for an average share price of $81.06.

In May 2012, the Board of Directors renewed its standing authorization of the Company's share repurchase program, on terms consistent with its prior five-year authorization which expired at that time. This renewal authorizes the repurchase of up to 10,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock during the five-year period ending May 2017. The Company repurchased 289,930 shares under this authorization during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 for an average share price of $86.25. As of June 30, 2014, the approximate number of shares still available for repurchase under the May 2012 share repurchase authorization was 3,618,359.