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OPERATING SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
OPERATING SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION |
Schedule of financial information for each of the entity's reportable segments, including the impact of the preceding changes on previously reported full year 2021 net sales and operating income | ​
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​ | ​ | December 31, 2021
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​ | ​ | 2021 Reported | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Fixed | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2021 Reported
​ | ​ | Valued at 2021 |  | ​ | ​ |  | Currency | ​ |  | Valued at 2022
(millions) | ​ | Management Rates |  | Other | ​ |  | Rate Change | ​ |  | Management Rates
Net Sales | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​
Global Industrial | ​ | ​ | $6,304.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ($218.1) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $6,086.8
Global Institutional & Specialty | ​ | ​ | 3,978.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (69.4) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 3,908.8
Global Healthcare & Life Sciences | ​ | ​ | 1,195.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (45.8) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,149.6
Other | ​ | ​ | 1,226.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (25.9) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,201.0
Corporate | ​ | ​ | 139.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (2.0) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 137.4
Subtotal at fixed currency rates | ​ | ​ | 12,844.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (361.2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 12,483.6
Effect of foreign currency translation | ​ | ​ | (111.7) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 361.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 249.5
Consolidated reported GAAP net sales | ​ | ​ | $12,733.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $12,733.1
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Operating Income | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Global Industrial | ​ | ​ | $1,031.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $4.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ($49.3) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $985.7
Global Institutional & Specialty | ​ | ​ | 556.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | (3.8) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (7.4) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 545.7
Global Healthcare & Life Sciences | ​ | ​ | 160.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | (0.9) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (7.7) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 152.3
Other | ​ | ​ | 187.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 0.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (4.0) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 184.0
Corporate | ​ | ​ | (318.6) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (316.6)
Subtotal at fixed currency rates | ​ | ​ | 1,617.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (66.4) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,551.1
Effect of foreign currency translation | ​ | ​ | (18.9) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 66.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 47.5
Consolidated reported GAAP operating income | ​ | ​ | $1,598.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1,598.6
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​ | ​ | December 31, 2020
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​ |  | 2020 Reported |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | Fixed | ​ | ​ |  | 2020 Reported
​ | ​ | Valued at 2021 |  | Segment | ​ |  | Currency | ​ |  | Valued at 2022
(millions) | ​ | Management Rates |  | Change | ​ |  | Rate Change | ​ |  | Management Rates
Net Sales | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​
Global Industrial | ​ | ​ | $6,048.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ($202.5) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $5,845.7
Global Institutional & Specialty | ​ | ​ | 3,629.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (69.2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 3,559.8
Global Healthcare & Life Sciences | ​ | ​ | 1,241.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (51.0) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,190.1
Other | ​ | ​ | 1,103.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (23.6) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,079.8
Corporate | ​ | ​ | 100.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (1.2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 99.4
Subtotal at fixed currency rates | ​ | ​ | 12,122.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (347.5) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 11,774.8
Effect of foreign currency translation | ​ | ​ | (332.1) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 347.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 15.4
Consolidated reported GAAP net sales | ​ | ​ | $11,790.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $11,790.2
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Operating Income | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Global Industrial | ​ | ​ | $1,123.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ($45.4) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1,079.1
Global Institutional & Specialty | ​ | ​ | 324.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | (1.6) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (6.1) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 316.3
Global Healthcare & Life Sciences | ​ | ​ | 218.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | (0.5) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (10.2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 207.6
Other | ​ | ​ | 132.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 0.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (2.9) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 130.6
Corporate | ​ | ​ | (349.7) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (347.7)
Subtotal at fixed currency rates | ​ | ​ | 1,448.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (62.6) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,385.9
Effect of foreign currency translation | ​ | ​ | (52.8) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 62.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 9.8
Consolidated reported GAAP operating income | ​ | ​ | $1,395.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1,395.7
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Schedule of financial information for each of the entity's reportable segments | ​
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​ | ​ | Net Sales | ​ | ​ | Operating Income (Loss)
(millions) | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020 | ​ | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021 | ​ | ​ | 2020
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Global Industrial | ​ | ​ | $6,944.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $6,086.8 | ​ | ​ | $5,845.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $977.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $985.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1,079.1
Global Institutional & Specialty | ​ | ​ | 4,480.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 3,908.8 | ​ | ​ | 3,559.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 634.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 545.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 316.3
Global Healthcare & Life Sciences | ​ | ​ | 1,570.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,149.6 | ​ | ​ | 1,190.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 205.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 152.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 207.6
Other | ​ | ​ | 1,355.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,201.0 | ​ | ​ | 1,079.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 212.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 184.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 130.6
Corporate | ​ | ​ | 124.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 137.4 | ​ | ​ | 99.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | (416.7) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (316.6) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (347.7)
Subtotal at fixed currency | ​ | ​ | 14,473.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 12,483.6 | ​ | ​ | 11,774.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,612.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,551.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,385.9
Effect of foreign currency translation | ​ | ​ | (285.3) | ​ | ​ | ​ | 249.5 | ​ | ​ | 15.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | (50.1) | ​ | ​ | ​ | 47.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 9.8
Consolidated reported GAAP | ​ | ​ | $14,187.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $12,733.1 | ​ | ​ | $11,790.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1,562.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1,598.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1,395.7
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Schedule of net sales and long-lived assets at public exchange rates by geographic region | ​
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​ | ​ | Long-Lived Assets, net
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(millions) | ​ | 2022 |  | 2021 |
United States | ​ | ​ | $2,508.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $2,416.4 | ​
Europe |  | ​ | 574.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 580.7 | ​
Asia Pacific | ​ | ​ | 210.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 237.1 | ​
Greater China |  | ​ | 176.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 186.4 | ​
Latin America |  | ​ | 146.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 137.9 | ​
India, Middle East and Africa | ​ | ​ | 64.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 60.2 | ​
Canada |  | ​ | 60.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 66.5 | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | $3,741.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $3,685.2 | ​
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