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Shareholders' Equity and Long-Term Incentive Compensation - Stock Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 01, 2017 | Mar. 02, 2016 | Oct. 14, 2015 | Sep. 26, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 26, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Historical period upon which annual expected stock price volatility is based |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Daily treasury yield curve period upon which average risk-free interest rate is based |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Daily treasury yield curve period upon which average risk-free interest rate is based |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |
PSU's, RSU's, and RS's |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unvested Restricted Stock Shares and Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 1,168,000 | 1,702,000 | 1,869,000 | 1,168,000
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 510,000 | 451,000 | 252,000 | 423,000 |
Vested (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | (262,000) | (483,000) | (528,000) |
Canceled (in shares) |  |  |  |  | (11,000) |  |  |  |
Forfeited (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | (212,000) | (241,000) | (62,000) |
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 1,869,000 |  | 1,230,000 | 1,702,000 | 1,869,000
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 69.22 | $ 16.47 | $ 17.63 | $ 69.22
Granted (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 12.32 | 81.60 | 28.22 | 13.97 |
Vested (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | 78.71 | 18.17 | 10.32 |
Canceled (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | 20.34 |  |  |  |
Forfeited (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 52.67 | 20.83 | 20.46 |
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | 17.63 |  | $ 17.41 | $ 16.47 | $ 17.63
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock share and restricted stock unit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8.1 |  |
PSU's, RSU's, and RS's | Weighted Average |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average period over which unrecognized compensation costs will be recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year 4 months 24 days |  |
PSU's, RSU's, and RS's | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
PSU's, RSU's, and RS's | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |
PSU's, RSU's, and RS's | SPX Flow, Inc | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unvested Restricted Stock Shares and Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Terminations in Period (in shares) |  |  |  | (785,000) |  |  |  |  |
Conversions (in shares) |  |  |  | 1,010,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.2 |  |
Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options granted (in shares) | (208,000) | (505,000) | (883,000) |  |  |  | (208,000) | (505,000) | (883,000)
Vested and expected to vest, exercisable (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.188 |  |
Exercise price per share | $ 27.40 | $ 12.85 | $ 12.36 |  | $ 12.36 |  | $ 27.40 | $ 12.85 |
Fair value of stock option grants | $ 9.60 | $ 4.11 | $ 3.76 |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual expected stock price volatility | 32.00% | 30.06% | 27.86% |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual expected dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk-free interest rate | 2.14% | 1.50% | 1.64% |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected life of stock option (in years) | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Historical period upon which annual expected stock price volatility is based | 6 years |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option activity, Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding and exercisable at the beginning of the period (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 1,552,000 | 1,047,000 | 0
No activity (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 323,000
Conversions (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 123,000
Vested (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (125,000) |  |
Forfeitures (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (27,000) |  |
Granted (in shares) | (208,000) | (505,000) | (883,000) |  |  |  | (208,000) | (505,000) | (883,000)
Options outstanding and exercisable at the end of the period (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 1,047,000 |  | 1,608,000 | 1,552,000 | 1,047,000
Stock option activity, Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding and exercisable, Beginning Balance (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.00 | $ 12.89 | $ 12.91 | $ 0.00
No activity, Weighted- Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.87
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.67 |  |
Forfeitures in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.45 |  |
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ 27.40 | $ 12.85 | $ 12.36 |  | $ 12.36 |  | 27.40 | 12.85 |
Options outstanding and exercisable, Ending Balance (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 12.91 |  | $ 14.67 | $ 12.89 | $ 12.91
Stock options | Weighted Average |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average period over which unrecognized compensation costs will be recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year 2 months 12 days |  |
Stock options | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum contractual term |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |
Daily treasury yield curve period upon which average risk-free interest rate is based | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Daily treasury yield curve period upon which average risk-free interest rate is based | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options | SPX Flow, Inc | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unvested Restricted Stock Shares and Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Terminations in Period (in shares) |  |  |  |  | (282,000) |  |  |  |
Stock option activity, Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Terminations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 85.87 |  |  |  |

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- Definition For presentations that combine terminations, the number of shares under options that were cancelled during the reporting period as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan or that expired. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(1)(iv)(3)-(4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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