General	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	Organization and Nature of Operations Colfax Corporation (the “Company” or “Colfax”) is a diversified global industrial manufacturing and engineering company that provides gas- and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products and services to customers around the world under the Howden, ESAB and Colfax Fluid Handling brand names. During the year ended December 31, 2015, adjustments were made retrospectively to provisional amounts recorded as of December 31, 2014, primarily due to the Company’s valuation of specific items related to an acquisition that occurred in the three months ended June 27, 2014. See Note 4, “Acquisitions” for additional information regarding these adjustments.

General

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

Organization and Nature of Operations

Colfax Corporation (the “Company” or “Colfax”) is a diversified global industrial manufacturing and engineering company that provides gas- and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products and services to customers around the world under the Howden, ESAB and Colfax Fluid Handling brand names.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, adjustments were made retrospectively to provisional amounts recorded as of December 31, 2014, primarily due to the Company’s valuation of specific items related to an acquisition that occurred in the three months ended June 27, 2014. See Note 4, “Acquisitions” for additional information regarding these adjustments.