BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - SUMMARY OF CONSIDERATION (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Sirona Dental Systems Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sirona common stock outstanding at February 29, 2016 | shares	56.1
Fair value of vested portion of Sirona share based awards outstanding - 1.5 million at February 29, 2016 | $	$ 82.4
Equity awards canceled, shares | shares	1.5
Sirona Dental Systems Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
DENTSPLY common stock per share price at February 26, 2016 (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 60.67
Fair value of DENTSPLY common stock issued to Sirona shareholders | $	$ 6,173.8
Total acquisition consideration | $	$ 6,256.2
Sirona Dental Systems Inc | Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Exchange ratio	1.8142
DENTSPLY common stock issued for consideration | shares	101.8