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Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Minority Interest

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), attributable to noncontrolling interests. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

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Total costs related to goods produced and sold during the reporting period.

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After tax income (loss) from operations of a business component (exclusive of any gain (loss) on disposal, or provision therefore) during the reporting period, until its disposal.

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Amount after tax of loss recognized for the write-down to fair value, less cost to sell, of a disposal group. Includes after tax gain for a subsequent increase in fair value (less cost to sell) up to the cumulative loss previously recognized through write-downs.

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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity.

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Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the parent. Also defined as revenue less expenses and taxes from ongoing operations before extraordinary items but after deduction of those portions of income or loss from continuing operations that are allocable to noncontrolling interests.

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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Financial Statements of Parent Company Guarantor - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,802.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,758.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,834.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,644.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,831.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,713.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,791.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,663.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 7,039.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 6,999.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 4,306.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Cost of goods sold									4,576.0us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold	4,629.6us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold	3,040.9us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
Gross profit	627.9us-gaap_GrossProfit	624.7us-gaap_GrossProfit	646.3us-gaap_GrossProfit	564.1us-gaap_GrossProfit	630.5us-gaap_GrossProfit	614.7us-gaap_GrossProfit	627.4us-gaap_GrossProfit	497.5us-gaap_GrossProfit	2,463.0us-gaap_GrossProfit	2,370.1us-gaap_GrossProfit	1,265.9us-gaap_GrossProfit
Selling, general and administrative									1,493.8	1,493.7	1,117.7
Research and development									117.3us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	122.8us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	92.3us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Impairment of trade names									0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	11.0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	60.7us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Operating income (loss)	176.0us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	267.4us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	226.4us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	182.1us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	241.3us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	230.0us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	204.9us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	66.4us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	851.9us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	742.6us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(4.8)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Loss (earnings) from investment in subsidiaries									0us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	0us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	0us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments
Loss (gain) on sale of businesses, net									0.2us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness	(20.8)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness	0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt									0	0	(75.4)
Other (income) expense:
Equity income of unconsolidated subsidiaries									(1.2)	(2.0)	(2.3)
Interest income									(3.7)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOperating	(4.4)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOperating	(2.0)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOperating
Interest expense									72.3us-gaap_InterestExpense	75.3us-gaap_InterestExpense	70.2us-gaap_InterestExpense
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interest									784.3	694.5	(146.1)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									177.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	177.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(67.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest									607.0	517.5	(78.9)
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation During Phase-out Period, Net of Tax	(9.0)	1.6	2.3	(1.3)	(3.9)	7.8	15.5	6.5	(6.4)	25.9	(25.7)
Discontinued Operation, Provision for Loss (Gain) on Disposal, Net of Tax	0	(380.1)	0	(5.6)	(0.8)	0	0	0	(385.7)	(0.8)	0
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Investment in Subsidiaries									0	0
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	129.8us-gaap_ProfitLoss	192.5us-gaap_ProfitLoss	159.2us-gaap_ProfitLoss	125.5us-gaap_ProfitLoss	164.4us-gaap_ProfitLoss	166.4us-gaap_ProfitLoss	139.9us-gaap_ProfitLoss	46.8us-gaap_ProfitLoss	214.9us-gaap_ProfitLoss	542.6us-gaap_ProfitLoss	(104.6)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Noncontrolling interest									0	5.8	2.6
Net income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc	120.8us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	(186.0)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	161.5us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	118.6us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	158.2us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	172.8us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	154.1us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	51.7us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	214.9us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	536.8us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	(107.2)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Parent					162.9	165.0	138.6	45.2	607.0	511.7	(81.5)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interest									214.9	542.6	(104.6)
Changes in cumulative translation adjustment									(336.3)	(29.1)	31.4
Amortization of pension and other post-retirement prior service cost									0	(0.4)	(0.3)
Changes in market value of derivative financial instruments									(0.4)	(0.3)	(3.6)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest									(121.8)	512.8	(77.1)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest									0	8.0	4.0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc									(121.8)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	504.8us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	(81.1)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Parent Company Guarantor
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									0	0	0
Cost of goods sold									0	0	0
Gross profit									0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative									25.3	21.0	5.0
Research and development									0	0	0
Impairment of trade names										0	0
Operating income (loss)									(25.3)	(21.0)	(5.0)
Loss (earnings) from investment in subsidiaries									(615.5)	(539.0)	75.7
Loss (gain) on sale of businesses, net									0	0
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt											0
Other (income) expense:
Equity income of unconsolidated subsidiaries									0	0	0
Interest income									0	0	0
Interest expense									0.7	5.6	0.1
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interest									589.5	512.4	(80.8)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									(17.5)	0.7	0.7
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest									607.0	511.7	(81.5)
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation During Phase-out Period, Net of Tax									0	0	0
Discontinued Operation, Provision for Loss (Gain) on Disposal, Net of Tax									0	0
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Investment in Subsidiaries									(392.1)	25.1	(25.7)
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest										536.8	(107.2)
Noncontrolling interest										0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc									214.9	536.8	(107.2)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Parent										511.7	(81.5)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interest									214.9	536.8	(107.2)
Changes in cumulative translation adjustment									(336.3)	(31.3)	30.0
Amortization of pension and other post-retirement prior service cost										(0.4)	(0.3)
Changes in market value of derivative financial instruments									(0.4)	(0.3)	(3.6)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest										504.8	(81.1)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest										0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc									(121.8)	504.8	(81.1)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									0
Cost of goods sold									0
Gross profit									0
Selling, general and administrative									2.6
Research and development									0
Operating income (loss)									(2.6)
Loss (earnings) from investment in subsidiaries									(619.7)
Loss (gain) on sale of businesses, net									0
Other (income) expense:
Equity income of unconsolidated subsidiaries									0
Interest income									0
Interest expense									2.1
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interest									615.0
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									(0.5)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest									615.5
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation During Phase-out Period, Net of Tax									0
Discontinued Operation, Provision for Loss (Gain) on Disposal, Net of Tax									0
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Investment in Subsidiaries									(392.1)		(25.7)
Net income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc									223.4
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interest									223.4
Changes in cumulative translation adjustment									(336.3)
Changes in market value of derivative financial instruments									(0.4)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc									(113.3)
Subsidiary Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									0	0	0
Cost of goods sold									0	0	0
Gross profit									0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative									7.7	13.3	(3.8)
Research and development									0	0	0
Impairment of trade names										0	0
Operating income (loss)									(7.7)	(13.3)	3.8
Loss (earnings) from investment in subsidiaries									(611.1)	(508.6)	76.6
Loss (gain) on sale of businesses, net									0	0
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt											0
Other (income) expense:
Equity income of unconsolidated subsidiaries									0	0	0
Interest income									(92.3)	(99.2)	(9.2)
Interest expense									95.6	106.0	10.2
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interest									600.1	488.5	(73.8)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									(2.4)	1.4	1.1
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest									602.5	487.1	(74.9)
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation During Phase-out Period, Net of Tax									0	0	0
Discontinued Operation, Provision for Loss (Gain) on Disposal, Net of Tax									0	0
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Investment in Subsidiaries									(392.1)	25.1	0
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest										512.2	(100.6)
Noncontrolling interest										0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc									210.4	512.2	(100.6)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Parent										487.1	(74.9)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interest									210.4	512.2	(100.6)
Changes in cumulative translation adjustment									(336.3)	(31.3)	30.0
Amortization of pension and other post-retirement prior service cost										(0.4)	(0.3)
Changes in market value of derivative financial instruments									(0.4)	(0.3)	(3.6)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest										480.2	(74.5)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest										0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc									(126.3)	480.2	(74.5)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									7,039.0	6,999.7	4,306.8
Cost of goods sold									4,576.0	4,629.6	3,040.9
Gross profit									2,463.0	2,370.1	1,265.9
Selling, general and administrative									1,458.2	1,459.4	1,116.5
Research and development									117.3	122.8	92.3
Impairment of trade names										11.0	60.7
Operating income (loss)									887.5	776.9	(3.6)
Loss (earnings) from investment in subsidiaries									0	0	0
Loss (gain) on sale of businesses, net									0.2	(20.8)
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt											(75.4)
Other (income) expense:
Equity income of unconsolidated subsidiaries									(1.2)	(2.0)	(2.3)
Interest income									(40.2)	(53.4)	(2.0)
Interest expense									102.7	111.9	69.1
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interest									826.0	741.2	(143.8)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									197.7	174.9	(69.0)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest									628.3	566.3	(74.8)
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation During Phase-out Period, Net of Tax									(6.4)	25.9	(25.7)
Discontinued Operation, Provision for Loss (Gain) on Disposal, Net of Tax									(385.7)	(0.8)
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Investment in Subsidiaries									0	0	51.4
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest										591.4	(100.5)
Noncontrolling interest										5.8	2.6
Net income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc									236.2	585.6	(103.1)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Parent										560.5	(77.4)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interest									236.2	591.4	(100.5)
Changes in cumulative translation adjustment									(336.3)	(29.1)	31.4
Amortization of pension and other post-retirement prior service cost										(0.4)	(0.3)
Changes in market value of derivative financial instruments									(0.4)	(0.3)	(3.6)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest										561.6	(73.0)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest										8.0	4.0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc									(100.5)	553.6	(77.0)
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									0	0	0
Cost of goods sold									0	0	0
Gross profit									0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative									0	0	0
Research and development									0	0	0
Impairment of trade names										0	0
Operating income (loss)									0	0	0
Loss (earnings) from investment in subsidiaries									1,846.3	1,047.6	(152.3)
Loss (gain) on sale of businesses, net									0	0
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt											0
Other (income) expense:
Equity income of unconsolidated subsidiaries									0	0	0
Interest income									128.8	148.2	9.2
Interest expense									(128.8)	(148.2)	(9.2)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interest									(1,846.3)	(1,047.6)	152.3
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest									(1,846.3)	(1,047.6)	152.3
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation During Phase-out Period, Net of Tax									0	0	0
Discontinued Operation, Provision for Loss (Gain) on Disposal, Net of Tax									0	0
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Investment in Subsidiaries									1,176.3	(50.2)	0
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest										(1,097.8)	203.7
Noncontrolling interest										0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc									(670.0)	(1,097.8)	203.7
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Parent										(1,047.6)	152.3
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interest									(670.0)	(1,097.8)	203.7
Changes in cumulative translation adjustment									1,008.9	62.6	(60.0)
Amortization of pension and other post-retirement prior service cost										0.8	0.6
Changes in market value of derivative financial instruments									1.2	0.6	7.2
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest										(1,033.8)	151.5
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest										0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pentair plc									$ 340.1	$ (1,033.8)	$ 151.5