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Retirement Benefits - Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost of Plans (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Other Benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.70% | 2.20% | 3.09%
Expected return on plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Rate of compensation increase |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.00%
Pension Benefits | U.S. Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.52% | 2.14% |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.63% | 2.40% | 4.00%
Rate of compensation increase |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Pension Benefits | U.S. Plans | IDEX Corporation Retirement Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate | 2.36% | 2.41% | 2.97% | 3.07% |  |  |  |  |
Pension Benefits | U.S. Plans | Pulsafeeder, Inc. Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  |  |  | 2.62% | 3.21% |  |  |
Pension Benefits | Non-U.S. Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% | 0.95% | 1.33%
Expected return on plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.87% | 2.41% | 3.00%
Rate of compensation increase |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.31% | 2.32% | 2.29%

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- Definition Weighted average rate of return on plan assets, reflecting average rate of earnings expected on existing plan assets and expected contributions, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (k)(3) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123447040&loc=d3e1928-114920 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123447040&loc=d3e2919-114920 + Details
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