Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 27, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	DOVER Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0000029905
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 10,669,106,014
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		155,502,313
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016