Revenue Recognition - Timing of Revenue Recognition and Reconciliation of Disaggregate Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | $ 1,181.4 | $ 1,002.4 | $ 3,402.2 | $ 2,760.3 |
United States | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 929.1 | 776.2 | 2,648.5 | 2,107.8 |
Total international | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 252.3 | 226.2 | 753.7 | 652.5 |
Europe | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 111.3 | 101.7 | 335.9 | 302 |
Asia | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 71.5 | 66.6 | 212.7 | 191.1 |
Canada | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 31.8 | 24.1 | 86.9 | 57.1 |
Mexico and Latin America | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 18.7 | 19.2 | 55.5 | 53.2 |
Middle East and Africa | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 11 | 8.5 | 36.1 | 31.5 |
Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 8 | 6.1 | 26.6 | 17.6 |
General Construction | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 716 | 640.2 | 2,030.4 | 1,717.5 |
Aerospace | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 166.1 | 142.2 | 481.5 | 409.2 |
Heavy Equipment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 104.2 | 63 | 320.5 | 179.8 |
Transportation | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 46.3 | 49.8 | 140.7 | 141.6 |
Medical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 39.1 | 35.4 | 108.4 | 95.8 |
General Industrial and Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 109.7 | 71.8 | 320.7 | 216.4 |
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 1,168.3 | 996.5 | 3,350.1 | 2,741.4 |
Products and Services Transferred over Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 13.1 | 5.9 | 52.1 | 18.9 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 776.8 | 640.2 | 2,204 | 1,717.5 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | United States | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 687.2 | 572.1 | 1,949.8 | 1,531.4 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Total international | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 89.6 | 68.1 | 254.2 | 186.1 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Europe | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 52.2 | 40.1 | 144 | 119.6 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Asia | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 3.8 | 4.5 | 12.6 | 8.9 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Canada | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 27.7 | 20.6 | 75.6 | 45.4 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Mexico and Latin America | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 1 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Middle East and Africa | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 3.3 | 1.9 | 12.2 | 8.8 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 1.6 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 2.2 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | General Construction | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 716 | 640.2 | 2,030.4 | 1,717.5 |
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 | 29.8 | 0 | 87.6 | 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 | 31 | 0 | 86 | 0 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Products Transferred at a Point in Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 771.4 | 635.2 | 2,188.1 | 1,702.5 |
Carlisle Construction Materials | Products and Services Transferred over Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 5.4 | 5 | 15.9 | 15 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 240.2 | 210.8 | 702.2 | 606.8 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | United States | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 171.6 | 142.4 | 491.9 | 397.1 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Total international | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 68.6 | 68.4 | 210.3 | 209.7 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Europe | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 20.5 | 24.6 | 65.8 | 73 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Asia | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 24.8 | 23.6 | 73.3 | 74.1 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Canada | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Mexico and Latin America | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 12.1 | 11.6 | 36.5 | 35.2 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Middle East and Africa | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 6.8 | 5.8 | 21.1 | 19.1 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 3 | 1.5 | 9.7 | 4.7 |
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 | 160.3 | 137.8 | 465.9 | 395.7 |
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 | 39.1 | 35.4 | 108.4 | 95.8 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | General Industrial and Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 40.8 | 37.6 | 127.9 | 115.3 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Products Transferred at a Point in Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 232.5 | 209.9 | 666 | 602.9 |
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies | Products and Services Transferred over Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 7.7 | 0.9 | 36.2 | 3.9 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 72.4 | 70.9 | 209.2 | 202.4 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | United States | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 29.2 | 27.4 | 85.5 | 81.6 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Total international | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 43.2 | 43.5 | 123.7 | 120.8 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Europe | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 14.2 | 14.3 | 42.5 | 41 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Asia | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 24 | 22.2 | 68.4 | 62.5 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Canada | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 1.9 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 5 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Mexico and Latin America | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 7.4 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Middle East and Africa | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
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 | 36.6 | 39.1 | 109.7 | 110.8 |
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 | 35.8 | 31.8 | 99.5 | 91.6 |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Products Transferred at a Point in Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 72.4 | 70.9 | 209.2 | 202.4 |
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 | 92 | 80.5 | 286.8 | 233.6 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | United States | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 41.1 | 34.3 | 121.3 | 97.7 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Total international | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 50.9 | 46.2 | 165.5 | 135.9 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Europe | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 24.4 | 22.7 | 83.6 | 68.4 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Asia | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 18.9 | 16.3 | 58.4 | 45.6 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Canada | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Mexico and Latin America | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 3.3 | 3.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Middle East and Africa | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1 | 2.1 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 3 | 2.6 | 9.5 | 7.3 |
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 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 15.6 | 13.5 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Heavy Equipment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 74.4 | 63 | 232.9 | 179.8 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Transportation | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 9.7 | 10.7 | 31 | 30.8 |
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 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 9.5 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Products Transferred at a Point in Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | 92 | 80.5 | 286.8 | 233.6 |
Carlisle Brake & Friction | Products and Services Transferred over Time | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Revenues | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |