CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
Net sales	$ 3,446.4	$ 3,694.9	$ 10,133.1	$ 10,599.7
Cost of sales (including special charges of $23.8 and $35.4 for three months and nine months ended 2015 and $0.8 and $7.9 for three months and nine months ended 2014)	1,820.0	1,970.6	5,391.8	5,699.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,070.7	1,145.9	3,286.7	3,435.5
Special (gains) and charges	142.7	7.0	216.1	30.5
Operating income	413.0	571.4	1,238.5	1,434.5
Interest expense, net	57.6	63.3	181.3	194.6
Income before income taxes	355.4	508.1	1,057.2	1,239.9
Provision for income taxes	105.3	138.7	262.9	361.0
Net income including noncontrolling interest	250.1	369.4	794.3	878.9
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest (including special charges of $11.1 and $11.1 for the three months and nine months ended 2015)	(7.7)	4.5	1.1	11.6
Net income attributable to Ecolab	$ 257.8	$ 364.9	$ 793.2	$ 867.3
Earnings attributable to Ecolab per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.87	$ 1.22	$ 2.67	$ 2.89
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.86	1.19	2.63	2.83
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.3300	$ 0.2750	$ 0.9900	$ 0.8250
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	295.2	300.0	296.5	300.1
Diluted (in shares)	300.0	305.7	301.5	306.0