REVENUES - Principal Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of revenue
Net sales	$ 3,065.3	$ 3,018.6	$ 2,685.7	$ 3,020.6	$ 3,244.2	$ 3,224.0	$ 3,169.1	$ 2,924.7	$ 11,790.2	$ 12,562.0	$ 12,222.1
Product and sold equipment
Disaggregation of revenue
Net sales									9,466.6	10,129.0	9,903.6
Service and lease equipment
Disaggregation of revenue
Net sales									$ 2,323.6	$ 2,433.0	$ 2,318.5
Warewashing Products | Product concentration | Consolidated net sales
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Percentage of consolidated sales									11.00%	13.00%	13.00%
Corporate
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Net sales									$ 100.0
Corporate | United States
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Net sales									75.2
Corporate | Europe
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Net sales									4.8
Corporate | Asia Pacific
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Net sales									2.8
Corporate | Latin America
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Net sales									13.1
Corporate | Greater China
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Net sales									0.9
Corporate | Canada
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Net sales									0.7
Corporate | India, Middle East and Africa ("IMEA")
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Net sales									2.5
Corporate | Product and sold equipment
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Net sales									99.7
Corporate | Service and lease equipment
Disaggregation of revenue
Net sales									0.3
Global Industrial
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Net sales									5,870.8	$ 5,980.2	$ 5,806.8
Global Industrial | United States
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Net sales									2,564.3	2,668.1	2,564.9
Global Industrial | Europe
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Net sales									1,262.6	1,204.2	1,147.9
Global Industrial | Asia Pacific
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Net sales									747.2	774.3	752.4
Global Industrial | Latin America
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Net sales									491.7	525.8	512.1
Global Industrial | Greater China
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Net sales									333.0	325.4	340.9
Global Industrial | Canada
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Net sales									157.9	163.4	167.8
Global Industrial | India, Middle East and Africa ("IMEA")
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Net sales									314.1	319.0	320.8
Global Industrial | Product and sold equipment
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Net sales									5,052.3	5,174.1	4,992.8
Global Industrial | Service and lease equipment
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Net sales									818.5	806.1	814.0
Global Institutional & Specialty
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Net sales									3,553.2	4,401.5	4,302.0
Global Institutional & Specialty | United States
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Net sales									2,400.4	3,021.3	2,899.0
Global Institutional & Specialty | Europe
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Net sales									510.3	622.3	654.0
Global Institutional & Specialty | Asia Pacific
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Net sales									203.9	235.7	235.0
Global Institutional & Specialty | Latin America
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Net sales									128.3	162.2	161.5
Global Institutional & Specialty | Greater China
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Net sales									114.9	119.4	112.8
Global Institutional & Specialty | Canada
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Net sales									155.6	188.4	187.1
Global Institutional & Specialty | India, Middle East and Africa ("IMEA")
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Net sales									39.8	52.2	52.6
Global Institutional & Specialty | Product and sold equipment
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Net sales									2,968.7	3,701.9	3,673.5
Global Institutional & Specialty | Service and lease equipment
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Net sales									584.5	699.6	628.5
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences
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Net sales									1,181.9	972.8	939.5
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | United States
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Net sales									432.6	410.3	395.7
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Europe
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Net sales									643.6	513.8	506.4
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Asia Pacific
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Net sales									69.8	22.5	12.3
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Latin America
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Net sales									6.1	4.5	4.1
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Greater China
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Net sales									3.6	2.0	1.4
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Canada
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Net sales									6.4	5.2	5.7
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | India, Middle East and Africa ("IMEA")
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Net sales									19.8	14.5	13.9
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Product and sold equipment
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Net sales									1,071.4	890.6	877.2
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Service and lease equipment
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Net sales									110.5	82.2	62.3
Other
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Net sales									1,084.3	1,207.5	1,173.8
Other | United States
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Net sales									645.7	710.8	676.4
Other | Europe
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Net sales									228.8	268.4	272.1
Other | Asia Pacific
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Net sales									64.8	74.5	77.5
Other | Latin America
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Net sales									50.3	50.2	49.4
Other | Greater China
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Net sales									63.4	66.5	59.4
Other | Canada
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Net sales									16.9	19.1	21.0
Other | India, Middle East and Africa ("IMEA")
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Net sales									14.4	18.0	18.0
Other | Product and sold equipment
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Net sales									274.5	362.4	360.1
Other | Service and lease equipment
Disaggregation of revenue
Net sales									$ 809.8	$ 845.1	$ 813.7