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REVENUES - Principal Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 3,065.3 | $ 3,018.6 | $ 2,685.7 | $ 3,020.6 | $ 3,244.2 | $ 3,224.0 | $ 3,169.1 | $ 2,924.7 | $ 11,790.2 | $ 12,562.0 | $ 12,222.1
Product and sold equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,466.6 | 10,129.0 | 9,903.6
Service and lease equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,323.6 | $ 2,433.0 | $ 2,318.5
Warewashing Products | Product concentration | Consolidated net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of consolidated sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.00% | 13.00% | 13.00%
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100.0 |  |
Corporate | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.2 |  |
Corporate | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.8 |  |
Corporate | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.8 |  |
Corporate | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.1 |  |
Corporate | Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.9 |  |
Corporate | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |
Corporate | India, Middle East and Africa ("IMEA") |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.5 |  |
Corporate | Product and sold equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.7 |  |
Corporate | Service and lease equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |
Global Industrial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,870.8 | $ 5,980.2 | $ 5,806.8
Global Industrial | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,564.3 | 2,668.1 | 2,564.9
Global Industrial | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,262.6 | 1,204.2 | 1,147.9
Global Industrial | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 747.2 | 774.3 | 752.4
Global Industrial | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 491.7 | 525.8 | 512.1
Global Industrial | Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 333.0 | 325.4 | 340.9
Global Industrial | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 157.9 | 163.4 | 167.8
Global Industrial | India, Middle East and Africa ("IMEA") |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 314.1 | 319.0 | 320.8
Global Industrial | Product and sold equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,052.3 | 5,174.1 | 4,992.8
Global Industrial | Service and lease equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 818.5 | 806.1 | 814.0
Global Institutional & Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,553.2 | 4,401.5 | 4,302.0
Global Institutional & Specialty | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,400.4 | 3,021.3 | 2,899.0
Global Institutional & Specialty | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 510.3 | 622.3 | 654.0
Global Institutional & Specialty | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 203.9 | 235.7 | 235.0
Global Institutional & Specialty | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 128.3 | 162.2 | 161.5
Global Institutional & Specialty | Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 114.9 | 119.4 | 112.8
Global Institutional & Specialty | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 155.6 | 188.4 | 187.1
Global Institutional & Specialty | India, Middle East and Africa ("IMEA") |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39.8 | 52.2 | 52.6
Global Institutional & Specialty | Product and sold equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,968.7 | 3,701.9 | 3,673.5
Global Institutional & Specialty | Service and lease equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 584.5 | 699.6 | 628.5
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,181.9 | 972.8 | 939.5
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 432.6 | 410.3 | 395.7
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 643.6 | 513.8 | 506.4
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69.8 | 22.5 | 12.3
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.1
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.4
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.7
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | India, Middle East and Africa ("IMEA") |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.8 | 14.5 | 13.9
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Product and sold equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,071.4 | 890.6 | 877.2
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Service and lease equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110.5 | 82.2 | 62.3
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,084.3 | 1,207.5 | 1,173.8
Other | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 645.7 | 710.8 | 676.4
Other | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 228.8 | 268.4 | 272.1
Other | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64.8 | 74.5 | 77.5
Other | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.3 | 50.2 | 49.4
Other | Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.4 | 66.5 | 59.4
Other | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.9 | 19.1 | 21.0
Other | India, Middle East and Africa ("IMEA") |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.4 | 18.0 | 18.0
Other | Product and sold equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 274.5 | 362.4 | 360.1
Other | Service and lease equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 809.8 | $ 845.1 | $ 813.7

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