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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill
Goodwill	$ 2,594.5us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 2,616.7us-gaap_Goodwill
Decrease in goodwill, primarily as a result of an acquisition	22.2us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Interconnect Products and Assemblies
Goodwill
Goodwill	2,470.8us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = aph_InterconnectProductsAndAssembliesMember
Decrease in goodwill, primarily as a result of an acquisition	$ 59.8us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = aph_InterconnectProductsAndAssembliesMember

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- Definition

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.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

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Amount of increase (decrease) 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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