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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Oct. 04, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 29, 2012 | Oct. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 28, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt transaction cost paid | $ 0 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts | $ 0 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts | $ 74,800,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument proceeds used to repay amounts of other debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 435,000,000 pnr_DebtInstrumentProceedsUsedToRepayAmountsOfOtherDebt |  |
Commercial paper outstanding | 987,600,000 us-gaap_CommercialPaper | 528,900,000 us-gaap_CommercialPaper |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost and expenses incurred in connection with acquisition |  | 8,200,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts | 57,300,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compliance with debt agreement financial covenants | we were in compliance with all financial covenants in our debt agreements. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum lease payments | 6,900,000 us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Imputed interest | 200,000 us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationImputedInterest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 3,004,100,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount | 2,550,400,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pentair Middle East Holding S.a.r.l. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage Of Ownership Interest Acquired |  |  |  | 25.00%pnr_PercentageOfOwnershipInterestAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pnr_PentairMiddleEastHoldingS.a.r.l.Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pnr_PentairMiddleEastHoldingS.a.r.l.Member |  |  |  |  |  |
CPT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligation cost | 19,500,000 us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pnr_CleanProcessTechnologiesMember | 41,700,000 us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pnr_CleanProcessTechnologiesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated amortization | 2,400,000 pnr_AccumulatedAmortizationPropertyUnderCapitalLease / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pnr_CleanProcessTechnologiesMember | 7,600,000 pnr_AccumulatedAmortizationPropertyUnderCapitalLease / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pnr_CleanProcessTechnologiesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Fees, minimum |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00100 pnr_FacilityFeeBasisPointsMinimum / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = pnr_CreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |
Facility Fees, maximum |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00300 pnr_FacilityFeeBasisPointsMaximum / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = pnr_CreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |
Remaining availability under Credit Facility | 1,102,600,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = pnr_CreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity | 78,300,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = pnr_OtherCreditFacilitiesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = pnr_OtherCreditFacilitiesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreement financial covenant, leverage ratio | 3.50 pnr_LeverageRatio / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost and expenses incurred in connection with acquisition | 25,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreement financial covenant, leverage ratio | 3.00 pnr_LeverageRatio / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Whole premium amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65,800,000 pnr_DebtInstrumentPremium / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Terminate related interest rate swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,400,000 pnr_TerminatedInterestRateSwapContracts / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |
Unamortized deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000 pnr_UnamortizedDeferredFinanceCosts / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Senior Notes, 5.000% Due 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | 373,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesFivePointZeroZeroZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate | 5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesFivePointZeroZeroZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt transaction cost paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,600,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesFivePointZeroZeroZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | 127,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesFivePointZeroZeroZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, 5.000% Due 2021 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate | 5.00%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesFivePointZeroZeroZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 500,000,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesFivePointZeroZeroZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 500,000,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesFivePointZeroZeroZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes 1.350% due 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesOnePointThreeFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyFifteenMember
Debt, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesOnePointThreeFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyFifteenMember
Senior Notes 1.350% due 2015 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate | 1.35%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesOnePointThreeFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyFifteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesOnePointThreeFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyFifteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesOnePointThreeFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyFifteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes 2.650% due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesTwoPointSixFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyNineteenMember
Debt, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesTwoPointSixFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyNineteenMember
Senior Notes 2.650% due 2019 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate | 2.65%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesTwoPointSixFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyNineteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesTwoPointSixFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyNineteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesTwoPointSixFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyNineteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes 5.65% | Fixed Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesFivePointSixFiveZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = pnr_FixedRateDebtMember |
Outstanding aggregate principal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000 pnr_DebtInstrumentAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesFivePointSixFiveZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = pnr_FixedRateDebtMember |
Senior Notes 1.05% Due 2013 | Floating Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floating rate notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.05%pnr_FloatingInterestRateBaseRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesOnePointZeroFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyThirteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = pnr_FloatingRateDebtMember |
Senior Notes 1.05% Due 2013 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption value |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 pnr_NotesCalledForRedemptionCarryingValueOfNotesConverted / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesOnePointZeroFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyThirteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |
Senior Notes 3.150% due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 550,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesThreePointOneFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember |  |
Debt, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesThreePointOneFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember |  |
Senior Notes 3.150% due 2022 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate | 3.15%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesThreePointOneFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 550,000,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesThreePointOneFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 550,000,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesThreePointOneFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes 1.875 % due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_NotesOnePointEightSevenFivePercentDueTwentySeventeenMember |  |
Debt, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_NotesOnePointEightSevenFivePercentDueTwentySeventeenMember |  |
Senior Notes 1.875 % due 2017 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate | 1.875%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_NotesOnePointEightSevenFivePercentDueTwentySeventeenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_NotesOnePointEightSevenFivePercentDueTwentySeventeenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_NotesOnePointEightSevenFivePercentDueTwentySeventeenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary Issuer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 100.00%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiaryIssuerMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt transaction cost paid |  |  | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiaryIssuerMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary Issuer | Senior Notes, 5.000% Due 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate | 5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesFivePointZeroZeroZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiaryIssuerMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary Issuer | Senior Notes 1.350% due 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate | 1.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesOnePointThreeFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyFifteenMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiaryIssuerMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary Issuer | Senior Notes 2.650% due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate | 2.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesTwoPointSixFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyNineteenMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiaryIssuerMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary Issuer | Senior Notes 3.150% due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate | 3.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_SeniorNotesThreePointOneFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiaryIssuerMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary Issuer | Senior Notes 1.875 % due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate | 1.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = pnr_NotesOnePointEightSevenFivePercentDueTwentySeventeenMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiaryIssuerMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity | $ 2,100,000,000.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 23 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34752592&loc=d3e1043-128460 + Details
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- Definition Amount before accumulated depreciation of leased physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455314&loc=d3e45014-112735 + Details
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