Sales - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
Jun. 28, 2019 | Jun. 29, 2018 | Jun. 28, 2019 | Jun. 29, 2018 |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | $ 1,864.7 | $ 1,601.8 | $ 3,457.6 | $ 3,094 |
Retail fueling | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 486.3 | 460.9 | 874.5 | 809.2 |
Industrial & Manufacturing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 114.1 | 115.7 | 223.7 | 221.2 |
Vehicle repair | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 139.5 | 137.7 | 293.3 | 296.5 |
Utilities & Power | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 49.1 | 46 | 98.7 | 101.4 |
Medical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 265.3 | 98.1 | 364.3 | 194.8 |
Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 391.5 | 324.4 | 769.2 | 623.4 |
Total direct sales | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 1,445.8 | 1,182.8 | 2,623.7 | 2,246.5 |
Distributors | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 418.9 | 419 | 833.9 | 847.5 |
Total Distributors | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 773.1 | 796.7 | 1,518.3 | 1,524.8 |
Products | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 1,623 | 1,439.5 | 3,028.1 | 2,771.9 |
Services | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 241.7 | 162.3 | 429.5 | 322.1 |
Professional tools and equipment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 1,255.7 | 1,169.5 | 2,407.9 | 2,214.9 |
Industrial automation, controls and sensors | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 127.6 | 131.6 | 247.3 | 261.3 |
Franchise distribution | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 154.2 | 152.2 | 323.2 | 325.2 |
Medical technologies | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 265.3 | 98.1 | 364.3 | 194.8 |
All other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 61.9 | 50.4 | 114.9 | 97.8 |
Professional Instrumentation | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 1,133.3 | 889 | 2,080.6 | 1,760.7 |
Professional Instrumentation | Products | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 966.5 | 791 | 1,792.3 | 1,567.6 |
Professional Instrumentation | Services | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 166.8 | 98 | 288.3 | 193.1 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 1,133.3 | 889 | 2,080.6 | 1,760.7 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Retail fueling | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Industrial & Manufacturing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 97.4 | 97.2 | 194.2 | 187.6 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Vehicle repair | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Utilities & Power | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 49.1 | 46 | 98.7 | 101.4 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Medical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 263.4 | 96.7 | 360 | 191.5 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 323.5 | 247.6 | 630.8 | 467.1 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Total direct sales | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 733.4 | 487.5 | 1,283.7 | 947.6 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Distributors | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 399.9 | 401.5 | 796.9 | 813.1 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Professional tools and equipment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 711.2 | 643.4 | 1,416.8 | 1,274.3 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Industrial automation, controls and sensors | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 96.8 | 98.5 | 188.9 | 197.1 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Franchise distribution | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | Medical technologies | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 263.4 | 96.7 | 360 | 191.5 |
Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | All other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 61.9 | 50.4 | 114.9 | 97.8 |
Industrial Technologies | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 731.4 | 712.8 | 1,377 | 1,333.3 |
Industrial Technologies | Products | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 656.5 | 648.5 | 1,235.8 | 1,204.3 |
Industrial Technologies | Services | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 74.9 | 64.3 | 141.2 | 129 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 731.4 | 712.8 | 1,377 | 1,333.3 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Retail fueling | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 486.3 | 460.9 | 874.5 | 809.2 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Industrial & Manufacturing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 16.7 | 18.5 | 29.5 | 33.6 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Vehicle repair | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 139.5 | 137.7 | 293.3 | 296.5 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Utilities & Power | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Medical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 68 | 76.8 | 138.4 | 156.3 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Total direct sales | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 712.4 | 695.3 | 1,340 | 1,298.9 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Distributors | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 19 | 17.5 | 37 | 34.4 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Professional tools and equipment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 544.5 | 526.1 | 991.1 | 940.6 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Industrial automation, controls and sensors | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 30.8 | 33.1 | 58.4 | 64.2 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Franchise distribution | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 154.2 | 152.2 | 323.2 | 325.2 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | Medical technologies | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | All other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
United States | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 1,077.7 | 861 | 1,965.3 | 1,649.7 |
United States | Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 615.6 | 434 | 1,101.6 | 840.4 |
United States | Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 462.1 | 427 | 863.7 | 809.3 |
China | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 154.3 | 146.6 | 304.3 | 290.2 |
China | Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 126.4 | 116.6 | 254.8 | 241.7 |
China | Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 27.9 | 30 | 49.5 | 48.5 |
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales) | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 632.7 | 594.2 | 1,188 | 1,154.1 |
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales) | Professional Instrumentation | Operating Segments | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | 391.3 | 338.4 | 724.2 | 678.6 |
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales) | Industrial Technologies | Operating Segments | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales | $ 241.4 | $ 255.8 | $ 463.8 | $ 475.5 |