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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Transactions - 2018 Acquisition, Divestitures and Licensing Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions					12 Months Ended
	Jun. 25, 2018	May 08, 2018	Nov. 29, 2017	Sep. 29, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 1,659.2	$ 932.5	$ 916.9
Proceeds from divestiture of business					5.2	8.4	20.0
Gain on divestiture of business					0.0	5.0	12.5
Revenue from external customers					$ 5,517.9	5,878.3	5,543.1
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on divestiture of business						5.0
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Transient Voltage Suppressing Diodes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of business	$ 5.6
Gain on divestiture of business						4.6
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| Xsens Holding B.V.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of business				$ 20.8
Gain on divestiture of business				$ 12.5
Percentage of outstanding shares disposed of				100.00%
Cash consideration received				$ 26.0
Percentage of cash consideration deposited in escrow				20.00%
Amount of cash consideration deposited in escrow				$ 5.2
Carrying value of assets and liabilities sold				7.0
Goodwill disposed of				$ 6.5
HIDM
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of business							52.5
Licensing income						10.0	$ 42.5
QST Co.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
License fees			$ 13.0
Other fees			$ 8.5
QST Co. \| License
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue from external customers						$ 22.7
SensL Technologies, Ltd.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount of outstanding shares acquired in the period		100.00%
Cash paid for acquisition		$ 71.6
Intangible assets acquired		31.4
Developed technology		$ 30.0
Weighted average useful life (in years)		7 years
Goodwill		$ 18.9
SensL Technologies, Ltd. \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life (in years)		7 years
SensL Technologies, Ltd. \| IPRD
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount rate (as a percent)		30.00%