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OPERATING SEGMENTS (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2025 segment | Mar. 31, 2025 item | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Number of operating segments aggregated for classification as reportable segments | segment |  | 7 |  |  |
Number of operating units |  | 7 | 7 |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  | 4 |  |  |
Net sales | $ 3,695.0 |  |  | $ 3,751.9 |
Cost of sales | 2,060.2 |  |  | 2,128.1 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,050.0 |  |  | 1,077.7 |
Special (gains) and charges | 29.5 |  |  | 28.2 |
Operating Income (Loss) | 555.3 |  |  | 517.9 |
Previously Reported | Valued at 2024 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | $ 15,741.4
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 2,802.4
Previously Reported | Valued at 2025 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 15,741.4
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 2,802.4
Global Water |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,826.4 |  |  | 1,838.9 |
Global Institutional and Specialty |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,418.0 |  |  | 1,480.2 |
Global Life Sciences |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 170.0 |  |  | 166.7 |
Global Pest Elimination |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 280.6 |  |  | 266.1 |
Operating segment |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 3,652.1 |  |  | 3,621.5 |
Cost of sales | 2,035.7 |  |  | 2,054.8 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,039.7 |  |  | 1,050.4 |
Special (gains) and charges | 29.3 |  |  | 28.3 |
Operating Income (Loss) | 547.4 |  |  | 488.0 |
Operating segment | Previously Reported | Valued at 2024 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 15,873.0
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 8,974.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 4,252.6
Special (gains) and charges |  |  |  |  | (188.9)
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 2,835.1
Operating segment | Previously Reported | Valued at 2025 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 15,273.4
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 8,629.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 4,133.8
Special (gains) and charges |  |  |  |  | (188.7)
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 2,698.8
Operating segment | Purchase Price Adjustments | Changes in Currency Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | (599.6)
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | (344.7)
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | (118.8)
Special (gains) and charges |  |  |  |  | 0.2
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (136.3)
Operating segment | Global Water |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,800.5 |  |  | 1,755.0 |
Cost of sales | 1,073.6 |  |  | 1,050.5 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 466.9 |  |  | 460.9 |
Operating Income (Loss) | 260.0 |  |  | 243.6 |
Operating segment | Global Water | Previously Reported | Valued at 2024 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 7,857.2
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 4,691.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 1,865.4
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 1,300.6
Operating segment | Global Water | Previously Reported | Valued at 2025 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 7,483.4
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 4,470.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 1,805.3
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 1,207.2
Operating segment | Global Water | Purchase Price Adjustments | Changes in Currency Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | (372.6)
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | (222.3)
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | (63.2)
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (87.1)
Operating segment | Global Water | Purchase Price Adjustments | Segment Changes |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | (1.2)
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 2.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 3.1
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (6.3)
Operating segment | Global Institutional and Specialty |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,406.5 |  |  | 1,446.9 |
Cost of sales | 705.3 |  |  | 770.6 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 402.6 |  |  | 418.9 |
Operating Income (Loss) | 298.6 |  |  | 257.4 |
Operating segment | Global Institutional and Specialty | Previously Reported | Valued at 2024 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 5,413.9
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 2,727.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 1,503.7
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 1,182.7
Operating segment | Global Institutional and Specialty | Previously Reported | Valued at 2025 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 5,979.4
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 3,131.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 1,646.2
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 1,202.2
Operating segment | Global Institutional and Specialty | Purchase Price Adjustments | Changes in Currency Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | (160.5)
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | (87.1)
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | (38.7)
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (34.7)
Operating segment | Global Institutional and Specialty | Purchase Price Adjustments | Segment Changes |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 726.0
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 490.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 181.2
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 54.2
Operating segment | Global Life Sciences |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 167.0 |  |  | 159.3 |
Cost of sales | 90.4 |  |  | 84.6 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 51.4 |  |  | 55.4 |
Operating Income (Loss) | 25.2 |  |  | 19.3 |
Operating segment | Global Life Sciences | Previously Reported | Valued at 2024 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 1,434.1
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 895.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 391.8
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 147.2
Operating segment | Global Life Sciences | Previously Reported | Valued at 2025 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 670.5
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 382.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 196.1
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 91.8
Operating segment | Global Life Sciences | Purchase Price Adjustments | Changes in Currency Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | (38.8)
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | (19.8)
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | (6.3)
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (12.7)
Operating segment | Global Life Sciences | Purchase Price Adjustments | Segment Changes |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | (724.8)
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | (492.7)
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | (189.4)
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (42.7)
Operating segment | Global Pest Elimination |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 278.1 |  |  | 260.3 |
Cost of sales | 161.7 |  |  | 147.5 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 70.3 |  |  | 66.3 |
Operating Income (Loss) | 46.1 |  |  | 46.5 |
Operating segment | Global Pest Elimination | Previously Reported | Valued at 2024 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 1,167.8
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 655.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 292.4
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 220.4
Operating segment | Global Pest Elimination | Previously Reported | Valued at 2025 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 1,140.1
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 639.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 290.6
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 209.7
Operating segment | Global Pest Elimination | Purchase Price Adjustments | Changes in Currency Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | (27.7)
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | (15.3)
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | (6.9)
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (5.5)
Operating segment | Global Pest Elimination | Purchase Price Adjustments | Segment Changes |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 0.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 5.1
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (5.2)
Operating segment | Corporate |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales | 4.7 |  |  | 1.6 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 48.5 |  |  | 48.9 |
Special (gains) and charges | 29.3 |  |  | 28.3 |
Operating Income (Loss) | (82.5) |  |  | (78.8) |
Currency impact |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 42.9 |  |  | 130.4 |
Operating Income (Loss) | $ 7.9 |  |  | $ 29.9 |
Currency impact | Previously Reported | Valued at 2024 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | (131.6)
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (32.7)
Currency impact | Previously Reported | Valued at 2025 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 468.0
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 103.6
Currency impact | Purchase Price Adjustments | Changes in Currency Rates |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 599.6
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 136.3
Corporate | Previously Reported | Valued at 2024 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 5.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 199.3
Special (gains) and charges |  |  |  |  | (188.9)
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (15.8)
Corporate | Previously Reported | Valued at 2025 Management Rates |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | 5.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 195.6
Special (gains) and charges |  |  |  |  | (188.7)
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (12.1)
Corporate | Purchase Price Adjustments | Changes in Currency Rates |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  | (0.2)
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | (3.7)
Special (gains) and charges |  |  |  |  | 0.2
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | $ 3.7

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