Gross amount due from customers or clients for goods or services, including trade receivables, that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, and amounts due from others, including related parties expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Acquisitions (Details) SFr in Millions, $ in Millions						7 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) SFr in Millions, $ in Millions	Oct. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 10, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2016 CHF (SFr)	Feb. 19, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Acquisitions
Aggregate cash purchase price, net of cash acquired								$ 185.5		$ 598.9	$ 194.0
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets								11 years 3 months 18 days
Deferred tax liability related to intangible assets						$ 134.7	$ 142.4	$ 134.7		142.4
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Goodwill						1,081.2	1,134.4	$ 1,081.2		1,134.4	964.5
Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets								12 years 1 month 6 days
Star Aviation
Acquisitions
Percentage of ownership interest acquired	100.00%
Aggregate cash purchase price, net of cash acquired	$ 82.4
Cash acquired in business combination	0.3
Total consideration transferred	82.7
Goodwill deductible for tax purpose	43.1
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents	0.3
Receivables	5.9
Inventories	3.1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0.1
Property, plant and equipment	3.3
Definite-lived intangible assets	29.0
Accounts payable	(1.3)
Accrued expenses	(0.8)
Total identifiable net assets	39.6
Goodwill	43.1
Star Aviation \| Customer relationships
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets	$ 23.9
Star Aviation \| Customer relationships \| Minimum
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets	5 years
Star Aviation \| Customer relationships \| Maximum
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets	10 years
Star Aviation \| Acquired Technology
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets	6 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets	$ 4.7
Star Aviation \| Non-compete agreement
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets	5 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets	$ 0.4
Micro-Coax
Acquisitions
Percentage of ownership interest acquired		100.00%
Aggregate cash purchase price, net of cash acquired		$ 95.1
Cash acquired in business combination		1.5
Total consideration transferred						96.6
Goodwill deductible for tax purpose						40.6		$ 40.6
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents						1.5		1.5
Receivables						6.3		6.3
Inventories						8.6		8.6
Prepaid expenses and other current assets						0.3		0.3
Property, plant and equipment						16.0		16.0
Definite-lived intangible assets						26.5		26.5
Other long-term assets						1.0		1.0
Accounts payable						(1.7)		(1.7)
Accrued expenses						(2.5)		(2.5)
Total identifiable net assets						56.0		56.0
Goodwill						$ 40.6		40.6
Micro-Coax \| Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets						12 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets						$ 14.5		14.5
Micro-Coax \| Acquired Technology
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets						7 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets						$ 10.6		10.6
Micro-Coax \| Non-compete agreement
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets						3 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets						$ 0.6		0.6
Micro-Coax \| Trade names
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets						10 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets						$ 0.9		0.9
Micro-Coax \| Preliminary Allocation
Acquisitions
Total consideration transferred		97.3
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents		1.5
Receivables		6.3
Inventories		8.6
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		0.4
Property, plant and equipment		30.0
Definite-lived intangible assets		31.5
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		2.0
Other long-term assets		1.0
Accounts payable		(1.7)
Accrued expenses		(2.4)
Total identifiable net assets		77.2
Goodwill		$ 20.1
Micro-Coax \| Adjustment
Acquisitions
Total consideration transferred						(0.7)
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets						(0.1)		(0.1)
Property, plant and equipment						(14.0)		(14.0)
Definite-lived intangible assets						(5.0)		(5.0)
Indefinite-lived intangible assets						(2.0)		(2.0)
Accrued expenses						(0.1)		(0.1)
Total identifiable net assets						(21.2)		(21.2)
Goodwill						20.5		20.5
Finishing Brands
Acquisitions
Percentage of ownership interest acquired					100.00%
Aggregate cash purchase price, net of cash acquired					$ 598.9
Cash acquired in business combination					12.2
Total consideration transferred									$ 611.1
Business combination gross receivables					60.0
Receivables not expected to be collected					1.5
Goodwill deductible for tax purpose					132.9
Deferred tax liability related to intangible assets					28.2
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Net sales										3,604.4	3,482.3
Income from continuing operations										332.2	$ 271.4
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents									12.2
Receivables									58.5
Inventories									43.1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets									6.2
Property, plant and equipment									40.8
Definite-lived intangible assets					216.0				216.0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets									125.0
Deferred income tax assets									0.7
Other long-term assets									3.5
Line of credit									(1.4)
Accounts payable									(16.3)
Income tax payable									(2.0)
Accrued expenses									(15.6)
Deferred income tax liabilities									(28.2)
Other long-term liabilities									(6.3)
Total identifiable net assets									436.2
Goodwill									174.9
Finishing Brands \| Other long-term assets
Acquisitions
Indemnification asset					3.0
Finishing Brands \| Trade names
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets					$ 125.0
Finishing Brands \| Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets					15 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets					$ 186.0
Finishing Brands \| Acquired Technology
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets					$ 30.0
Finishing Brands \| Acquired Technology \| Minimum
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets					5 years
Finishing Brands \| Acquired Technology \| Maximum
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets					8 years
Finishing Brands \| Preliminary Allocation
Acquisitions
Total consideration transferred					$ 610.6
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents					12.2
Receivables					57.3
Inventories					40.9
Prepaid expenses and other current assets					6.4
Property, plant and equipment					41.0
Definite-lived intangible assets					216.0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets					125.0
Deferred income tax assets					1.9
Other long-term assets					3.8
Line of credit					(1.4)
Accounts payable					(16.3)
Income tax payable					(1.9)
Accrued expenses					(15.6)
Deferred income tax liabilities					(28.8)
Other long-term liabilities					(5.6)
Total identifiable net assets					434.9
Goodwill					$ 175.7
Finishing Brands \| Adjustment
Acquisitions
Total consideration transferred									0.5
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Receivables									1.2
Inventories									2.2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets									(0.2)
Property, plant and equipment									(0.2)
Deferred income tax assets									(1.2)
Other long-term assets									(0.3)
Income tax payable									(0.1)
Deferred income tax liabilities									0.6
Other long-term liabilities									(0.7)
Total identifiable net assets									1.3
Goodwill									$ (0.8)
MS Powder
Acquisitions
Percentage of ownership interest acquired			100.00%										100.00%
Total consideration transferred			SFr 12.3	$ 12.4
Contingent consideration			SFr 4.3										$ 4.3
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets													9.7
Indefinite-lived intangible assets													4.1
Deferred income tax liabilities													(2.2)
Goodwill													2.9
MS Powder \| Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets			10 years	10 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets													1.4
MS Powder \| Technology
Acquisitions
Useful life of finite lived intangible assets			7 years	7 years
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Definite-lived intangible assets													$ 8.3
LHi Technology
Acquisitions
Indemnification asset														$ 8.7
LHi Technology \| Adjustment
Acquisitions
Contingent consideration												$ (3.6)
Indemnification asset												$ (2.6)
Carlisle Fluid Technologies
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Goodwill						$ 167.9	173.4	$ 167.9		$ 173.4
Carlisle Fluid Technologies \| Finishing Brands
Acquisitions
Net sales							203.2
Earnings before interest and taxes							20.8
Carlisle Fluid Technologies \| Finishing Brands \| Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Amortization expense							9.3
Carlisle Fluid Technologies \| Finishing Brands \| Technology
Acquisitions
Amortization expense							3.9
Carlisle Fluid Technologies \| Acquisition-related costs \| Finishing Brands
Acquisitions
Earnings before interest and taxes							0.7
Carlisle Fluid Technologies \| Fair value adjustment to inventory \| Finishing Brands
Acquisitions
Earnings before interest and taxes							$ 8.6