Revenue Recognition - Timing of Revenue Recognition and Reconciliation of Disaggregate Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017 |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | $ 1,236.1 | $ 983.9 | $ 2,220.8 | $ 1,757.9 |
United States | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 967.7 | 756.7 | 1,719.4 | 1,331.6 |
Total international | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 268.4 | 227.2 | 501.4 | 426.3 |
Europe | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 119.3 | 102 | 224.6 | 200.3 |
Asia | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 74.4 | 71.5 | 141.2 | 124.5 |
Canada | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 33.3 | 18.8 | 55.1 | 33 |
Mexico and Latin America | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 18.2 | 17.4 | 36.8 | 34 |
Middle East and Africa | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 13.6 | 11.3 | 25.1 | 23 |
Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 9.6 | 6.2 | 18.6 | 11.5 |
General Construction | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 768.1 | 631.2 | 1,314.4 | 1,077.3 |
Aerospace | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 154.3 | 130.6 | 315.4 | 267 |
Heavy Equipment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 110.9 | 61.8 | 216.3 | 116.8 |
Transportation | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 51.4 | 50.6 | 94.4 | 91.8 |
Medical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 34.6 | 32.1 | 69.3 | 60.4 |
General Industrial and Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 116.8 | 77.6 | 211 | 144.6 |
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 1,213 | 977.4 | 2,181.8 | 1,744.9 |
Products and Services Transferred over Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 23.1 | 6.5 | 39 | 13 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 828.6 | 631.2 | 1,427.2 | 1,077.3 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | United States | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 733.6 | 564.7 | 1,262.6 | 959.3 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Total international | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 95 | 66.5 | 164.6 | 118 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Europe | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 52.4 | 43.2 | 91.8 | 79.5 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Asia | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 3.6 | 2.5 | 8.8 | 4.4 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Canada | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 29.5 | 14.8 | 47.9 | 24.8 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Mexico and Latin America | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Middle East and Africa | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 5.8 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 6.9 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 2.3 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | General Construction | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 768.1 | 631.2 | 1,314.4 | 1,077.3 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Aerospace | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Heavy Equipment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 31.6 | 0 | 57.8 | 0 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Transportation | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Medical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | General Industrial and Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 28.9 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Products Transferred at a Point in Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 823.3 | 626.1 | 1,416.7 | 1,067.3 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Products and Services Transferred over Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 5.3 | 5.1 | 10.5 | 10 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 237.7 | 201.8 | 462 | 396 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | United States | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 164.7 | 129 | 320.3 | 254.7 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Total international | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 73 | 72.8 | 141.7 | 141.3 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Europe | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 23 | 21.9 | 45.3 | 48.4 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Asia | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 25.6 | 30.5 | 48.5 | 50.5 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Canada | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Mexico and Latin America | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 12.4 | 12 | 24.4 | 23.6 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Middle East and Africa | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 6.7 | 5.9 | 14.3 | 13.3 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 3.9 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | General Construction | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Aerospace | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 150.8 | 126.4 | 305.6 | 257.9 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Heavy Equipment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Transportation | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Medical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 34.6 | 32.1 | 69.3 | 60.4 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | General Industrial and Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 52.3 | 43.3 | 87.1 | 77.7 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Products Transferred at a Point in Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 219.9 | 200.4 | 433.5 | 393 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Products and Services Transferred over Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 17.8 | 1.4 | 28.5 | 3 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 73.3 | 71 | 136.8 | 131.5 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | United States | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 30.7 | 29.1 | 56.3 | 54.2 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Total international | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 42.6 | 41.9 | 80.5 | 77.3 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Europe | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 15 | 13.7 | 28.3 | 26.7 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Asia | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 24.6 | 22.5 | 44.4 | 40.3 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Canada | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 1.7 | 2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Mexico and Latin America | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Middle East and Africa | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | General Construction | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Aerospace | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Heavy Equipment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Transportation | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 39.9 | 39.8 | 73.1 | 71.7 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Medical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | General Industrial and Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 33.4 | 31.2 | 63.7 | 59.8 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Products Transferred at a Point in Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 73.3 | 71 | 136.8 | 131.5 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Products and Services Transferred over Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 96.5 | 79.9 | 194.8 | 153.1 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | United States | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 38.7 | 33.9 | 80.2 | 63.4 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Total international | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 57.8 | 46 | 114.6 | 89.7 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Europe | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 28.9 | 23.2 | 59.2 | 45.7 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Asia | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 20.6 | 16 | 39.5 | 29.3 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Canada | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Mexico and Latin America | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 3.9 | 3 | 7.5 | 5.9 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Middle East and Africa | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 3.4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 4.7 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | General Construction | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Aerospace | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 3.5 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Heavy Equipment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 79.3 | 61.8 | 158.5 | 116.8 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Transportation | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 11.5 | 10.8 | 21.3 | 20.1 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Medical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | General Industrial and Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 7.1 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Products Transferred at a Point in Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 96.5 | 79.9 | 194.8 | 153.1 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Products and Services Transferred over Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |