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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, that lack physical substance, having a projected indefinite period of benefit, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Apr. 04, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2017 USD ($) businesses	Apr. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 2,454,360	$ 2,274,426
Emilceramica S.r.l
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase agreement price	$ 186,066
Goodwill	59,491
Intangible assets subject to amortization	2,348
Tradenames \| Emilceramica S.r.l
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived tradename intangible asset	$ 16,196
Global Ceramic segment \| Global Ceramic Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase agreement price		$ 37,250
Goodwill		$ 1,002
Number of acquisitions \| businesses		2
Flooring NA segment \| Flooring NA Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase agreement price		$ 26,623
Flooring ROW segment \| Flooring ROW Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase agreement price			$ 1,407
Intangible assets subject to amortization			$ 827