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REVENUES - Principal Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 3,938.4 | $ 3,958.1 | $ 3,852.1 | $ 3,571.6 | $ 3,671.2 | $ 3,669.3 | $ 3,580.6 | $ 3,266.7 | $ 15,320.2 | $ 14,187.8 | $ 12,733.1
Product and equipment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,316.8 | 11,446.2 | 10,153.3
Service and lease sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,003.4 | $ 2,741.6 | $ 2,579.8
Warewashing Products | Product concentration | Consolidated net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of consolidated sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00% | 12.00% | 10.00%
Corporate | Product and equipment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 69.0 | $ 123.7 | $ 137.9
Corporate | Service and lease sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1 | 1.2
Global Industrial | Product and equipment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,331.0 | 5,937.0 | 5,372.4
Global Industrial | Service and lease sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 890.8 | 868.0 | 865.5
Global Industrial | Operating segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,221.8 | 6,805.0 | 6,237.9
Global Industrial | Operating segment | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,059.3 | 2,945.1 | 2,603.1
Global Industrial | Operating segment | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,496.6 | 1,373.6 | 1,367.1
Global Industrial | Operating segment | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 880.0 | 830.1 | 802.5
Global Industrial | Operating segment | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 737.2 | 621.7 | 551.5
Global Industrial | Operating segment | Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 391.4 | 419.3 | 394.9
Global Industrial | Operating segment | India, Middle East and Africa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 452.1 | 419.4 | 344.4
Global Industrial | Operating segment | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 205.2 | 195.8 | 174.4
Global Institutional and Specialty | Product and equipment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,087.4 | 3,655.3 | 3,276.3
Global Institutional and Specialty | Service and lease sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 911.8 | 776.8 | 690.5
Global Institutional and Specialty | Operating segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,999.2 | 4,432.1 | 3,966.8
Global Institutional and Specialty | Operating segment | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,454.2 | 3,050.0 | 2,721.8
Global Institutional and Specialty | Operating segment | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 681.9 | 624.0 | 558.0
Global Institutional and Specialty | Operating segment | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 231.2 | 212.6 | 201.2
Global Institutional and Specialty | Operating segment | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 188.3 | 162.3 | 135.0
Global Institutional and Specialty | Operating segment | Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 158.5 | 134.7 | 143.1
Global Institutional and Specialty | Operating segment | India, Middle East and Africa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.0 | 54.6 | 44.2
Global Institutional and Specialty | Operating segment | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 218.1 | 193.9 | 163.5
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Product and equipment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,476.3 | 1,398.3 | 1,068.8
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Service and lease sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109.7 | 112.2 | 112.8
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Operating segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,586.0 | 1,510.5 | 1,181.6
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Operating segment | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 647.7 | 612.5 | 443.8
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Operating segment | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 735.0 | 688.8 | 625.3
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Operating segment | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95.3 | 92.8 | 65.2
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Operating segment | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.5 | 24.7 | 5.5
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Operating segment | Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.2 | 61.0 | 10.1
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Operating segment | India, Middle East and Africa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.4
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences | Operating segment | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.3
Other | Product and equipment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 353.1 | 331.9 | 297.9
Other | Service and lease sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,091.1 | 984.5 | 909.8
Other | Operating segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,444.2 | 1,316.4 | 1,207.7
Other | Operating segment | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 898.6 | 816.0 | 719.9
Other | Operating segment | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 301.7 | 272.7 | 264.9
Other | Operating segment | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.9 | 76.1 | 72.4
Other | Operating segment | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57.6 | 51.9 | 50.3
Other | Operating segment | Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69.2 | 68.6 | 69.2
Other | Operating segment | India, Middle East and Africa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.6
Other | Operating segment | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22.2 | 20.8 | 19.4
Corporate | Operating segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69.0 | 123.8 | 139.1
Corporate | Operating segment | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.6 | 107.5 | 98.1
Corporate | Operating segment | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.9
Corporate | Operating segment | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.5
Corporate | Operating segment | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.6 | 7.3 | 24.6
Corporate | Operating segment | Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1 | 2.3
Corporate | Operating segment | India, Middle East and Africa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.3 | 3.4
Corporate | Operating segment | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.1 | $ 1.5 | $ 1.3

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