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Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2014
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt | $ 2,673.9 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | $ 2,132.8 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |  |
Less current portion | 1.6 us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent | 701.4 us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent |  |  |
Total long-term debt | 2,672.3 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 1,431.4 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent |  |  |
Total debt, Approximate Fair Value | 2,704.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue | 2,146.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue |  |  |
Less short-term debt, Approximate Fair Value | (1.6)aph_LongTermDebtCurrentFairValue | (722.6)aph_LongTermDebtCurrentFairValue |  |  |
Long-term debt, Approximate Fair Value | 2,702.4 aph_LongTermDebtNoncurrentFairValue | 1,423.4 aph_LongTermDebtNoncurrentFairValue |  |  |
Issuance costs | 11.1 us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts |  |  |  |
Maturity of the Company's long-term debt over each of the next five years |  |  |  |  |
2015 | 1.6 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths |  |  |  |
2016 | 0.6 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo |  |  |  |
2017 | 374.9 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree |  |  |  |
2018 | 672.7 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour |  |  |  |
2019 | 749.1 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive |  |  |  |
Thereafter | 875.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive |  |  |  |
Total debt, Carrying Amount | 2,673.9 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 2,132.8 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | 927.3 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  |
Total debt, Approximate Fair Value |  | 927.3 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  |
Maximum amount outstanding during period | 1,500.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  |  |
Average Interest Rate (as a percent) | 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember | 1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  |
Interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, variable rate | LIBOR |  |  |  |
Maturity of the Company's long-term debt over each of the next five years |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, Carrying Amount |  | 927.3 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | 100.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UncommittedAndUnsecuredLineOfCreditDue2015Member |  |  |
Total debt, Approximate Fair Value |  | 100.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UncommittedAndUnsecuredLineOfCreditDue2015Member |  |  |
Average Interest Rate (as a percent) | 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UncommittedAndUnsecuredLineOfCreditDue2015Member | 1.16%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UncommittedAndUnsecuredLineOfCreditDue2015Member |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 200.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UncommittedAndUnsecuredLineOfCreditDue2015Member |  |  |  |
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility | 200.0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UncommittedAndUnsecuredLineOfCreditDue2015Member |  |  |  |
Maturity of the Company's long-term debt over each of the next five years |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, Carrying Amount |  | 100.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UncommittedAndUnsecuredLineOfCreditDue2015Member |  |  |
Commercial Paper Program |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt | 671.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember |  |  |  |
Total debt, Approximate Fair Value | 671.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember |  |  |  |
Unamortized discount | 0.4 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember |  |  |  |
Maximum amount outstanding during period |  |  | 1,500.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember |  |
Average Interest Rate (as a percent) | 0.38%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember |  |  |  |
Maximum maturity term |  |  | 397 days |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 1,500.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember |  |  |  |
Maturity of the Company's long-term debt over each of the next five years |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, Carrying Amount | 671.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount | 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |
4.75% Senior Notes due November 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | 599.8 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_SeniorNotes4.75PercentDue2014Member |  |  |
Total debt, Approximate Fair Value |  | 621.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_SeniorNotes4.75PercentDue2014Member |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_SeniorNotes4.75PercentDue2014Member |  |  |  |
Unamortized discount |  | 0.2 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_SeniorNotes4.75PercentDue2014Member |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  | 600.0 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_SeniorNotes4.75PercentDue2014Member |
Maturity of the Company's long-term debt over each of the next five years |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, Carrying Amount |  | 599.8 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_SeniorNotes4.75PercentDue2014Member |  |  |
4.00% Senior Notes due February 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt | 499.1 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes4.00PercentDueFebruary2022Member | 499.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes4.00PercentDueFebruary2022Member |  |  |
Total debt, Approximate Fair Value | 524.5 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes4.00PercentDueFebruary2022Member | 491.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes4.00PercentDueFebruary2022Member |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes4.00PercentDueFebruary2022Member |  |  |  |
Unamortized discount | 0.9 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes4.00PercentDueFebruary2022Member | 1.0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes4.00PercentDueFebruary2022Member |  |  |
Maturity of the Company's long-term debt over each of the next five years |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, Carrying Amount | 499.1 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes4.00PercentDueFebruary2022Member | 499.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes4.00PercentDueFebruary2022Member |  |  |
2.55% Senior Notes due January 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt | 749.1 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes2.55PercentDueInJanuary2019Member |  |  |  |
Total debt, Approximate Fair Value | 754.9 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes2.55PercentDueInJanuary2019Member |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 2.55%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes2.55PercentDueInJanuary2019Member |  |  |  |
Unamortized discount | 0.9 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes2.55PercentDueInJanuary2019Member |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, principal amount |  |  |  |  | 750.0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes2.55PercentDueInJanuary2019Member
Debt instrument, face amount, net of discount (as a percent) | 99.846%aph_DebtInstrumentPercentageOfFaceAmountNetOfDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes2.55PercentDueInJanuary2019Member |  |  |  |
Maturity of the Company's long-term debt over each of the next five years |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, Carrying Amount | 749.1 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes2.55PercentDueInJanuary2019Member |  |  |  |
1.55% Senior Notes due September 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt | 374.7 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes1.55PercentDueSeptember2017Member |  |  |  |
Total debt, Approximate Fair Value | 373.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes1.55PercentDueSeptember2017Member |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 1.55%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes1.55PercentDueSeptember2017Member |  |  |  |
Unamortized discount | 0.3 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes1.55PercentDueSeptember2017Member |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, principal amount |  |  | 375.0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes1.55PercentDueSeptember2017Member |  |
Debt instrument, face amount, net of discount (as a percent) | 99.898%aph_DebtInstrumentPercentageOfFaceAmountNetOfDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes1.55PercentDueSeptember2017Member |  |  |  |
Maturity of the Company's long-term debt over each of the next five years |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, Carrying Amount | 374.7 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes1.55PercentDueSeptember2017Member |  |  |  |
3.125% Senior Notes due September 2021 |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt | 374.7 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.125PercentDueInSeptember2021Member |  |  |  |
Total debt, Approximate Fair Value | 375.3 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.125PercentDueInSeptember2021Member |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 3.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.125PercentDueInSeptember2021Member |  |  |  |
Unamortized discount | 0.3 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.125PercentDueInSeptember2021Member |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, principal amount |  |  | 375.0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.125PercentDueInSeptember2021Member |  |
Debt instrument, face amount, net of discount (as a percent) | 99.912%aph_DebtInstrumentPercentageOfFaceAmountNetOfDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.125PercentDueInSeptember2021Member |  |  |  |
Maturity of the Company's long-term debt over each of the next five years |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, Carrying Amount | 374.7 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.125PercentDueInSeptember2021Member |  |  |  |
Notes payable to foreign banks and other debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt | 5.3 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_NotesPayableToForeignBanksAndOtherDebtMember | 6.7 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_NotesPayableToForeignBanksAndOtherDebtMember |  |  |
Total debt, Approximate Fair Value | 5.3 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_NotesPayableToForeignBanksAndOtherDebtMember | 6.7 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_NotesPayableToForeignBanksAndOtherDebtMember |  |  |
Maturity of the Company's long-term debt over each of the next five years |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, Carrying Amount | 5.3 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_NotesPayableToForeignBanksAndOtherDebtMember | 6.7 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aph_NotesPayableToForeignBanksAndOtherDebtMember |  |  |
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |
Increase in commitment under the Revolving Credit Facility | 11.6 aph_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionalCommitment / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 20.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember |  |  |  |

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- Definition The fair value amount of long-term debt, scheduled to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. + References No definition available. + Details
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