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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balances	$ 10,815.4	$ 9,346.8
Goodwill acquired	3,533.0	1,447.0
Currency translation adjustments	48.4	22.6
Reclassifications and other	(1.6)	(1.0)
Ending balances	14,395.2	10,815.4
Application Software
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balances	5,389.4	5,236.1
Goodwill acquired	3,399.0	143.4
Currency translation adjustments	14.5	8.3
Reclassifications and other	(0.6)	1.6
Ending balances	8,802.3	5,389.4
Network Software & Systems
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balances	3,933.5	2,623.7
Goodwill acquired	134.0	1,303.6
Currency translation adjustments	16.6	8.8
Reclassifications and other	(1.0)	(2.6)
Ending balances	4,083.1	3,933.5
Measurement &Analytical Solutions
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balances	1,178.0	1,174.7
Goodwill acquired	0.0	0.0
Currency translation adjustments	12.8	3.3
Reclassifications and other	0.0	0.0
Ending balances	1,190.8	1,178.0
Process Technologies
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balances	314.5	312.3
Goodwill acquired	0.0	0.0
Currency translation adjustments	4.5	2.2
Reclassifications and other	0.0	0.0
Ending balances	$ 319.0	$ 314.5

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