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OTHER CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DETAILS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Components of Selected Captions in the Consolidated Balance Sheets | Components of selected captions in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
| As of December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
| (in millions)
Accounts receivable, net |  |  |  |  |
Trade accounts receivable | $ | 465.8 |  |  | $ | 447.2 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (8.9 | ) |  | (8.5 | )
| $ | 456.9 |  |  | $ | 438.7 |
Inventories |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials | $ | 111.5 |  |  | $ | 101.4 |
Work in process | 144.8 |  |  | 121.1 |
Finished products | 350.7 |  |  | 332.4 |
| $ | 607.0 |  |  | $ | 554.9 |
Property, plant, and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |
Land | $ | 90.7 |  |  | $ | 39.1 |
Buildings and leasehold improvements | 497.4 |  |  | 436.8 |
Machinery and equipment | 432.4 |  |  | 393.4 |
Equipment with customers | 41.1 |  |  | 41.0 |
Software | 92.4 |  |  | 93.4 |
Construction in progress | 168.8 |  |  | 88.2 |
| 1,322.8 |  |  | 1,091.9 |
Accumulated depreciation | (455.3 | ) |  | (412.2 | )
| $ | 867.5 |  |  | $ | 679.7 |
Accrued and other liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Employee compensation and withholdings | $ | 226.1 |  |  | $ | 249.4 |
Litigation and insurance reserves (Note 17) | 196.7 |  |  | 15.0 |
Taxes payable | 31.3 |  |  | 97.8 |
Accrued rebates | 80.0 |  |  | 71.0 |
Property, payroll, and other taxes | 39.5 |  |  | 41.9 |
Research and development accruals | 48.9 |  |  | 39.2 |
Fair value of derivatives | 4.4 |  |  | 24.8 |
Accrued marketing expenses | 22.3 |  |  | 14.9 |
Accrued professional services | 11.0 |  |  | 8.5 |
Accrued realignment reserves | 0.1 |  |  | 8.2 |
Accrued relocation costs | 11.3 |  |  | 8.7 |
Other accrued liabilities | 71.0 |  |  | 74.3 |
| $ | 742.6 |  |  | $ | 653.7 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information | Supplemental Cash Flow Information (in millions)
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Cash paid during the year for: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest | $ | 30.1 |  |  | $ | 19.9 |  |  | $ | 16.1 |
Income taxes | $ | 223.7 |  |  | $ | 143.7 |  |  | $ | 99.9 |
Non-cash investing and financing transactions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of shares issued in payment for contingent consideration liabilities (Note 10) | $ | 34.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Fair value of shares issued in connection with business combinations (Note 7) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 266.5 |  |  | $ | — |
Capital expenditures accruals | $ | 18.7 |  |  | $ | 21.6 |  |  | $ | 22.7 |
Retirement of treasury stock (Note 13) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,746.2 |  |  | $ | — |

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