$DHR
DANAHER CORP /DE/ Stock $dhr

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2020 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000031361620000041 Filed on February 21, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q1	2019 Q4	2019
Revenue		$4.868B	$17.91B
YoY Change		-9.23%	-9.96%
Cost Of Revenue		$2.164B	$7.927B
YoY Change		85.67%	5.08%
Gross Profit		$2.704B	$9.984B
YoY Change		6.71%	5.04%
Gross Profit Margin		55.53%	55.74%
Selling, General & Admin		$1.449B	$5.589B
YoY Change		144.48%	3.67%
% of Gross Profit		53.59%	55.98%
Research & Development		$293.8M	$1.126B
YoY Change		99.32%	6.33%
% of Gross Profit		10.87%	11.28%
Depreciation & Amortization		$202.6M	$1.189B
YoY Change		-38.75%	0.93%
% of Gross Profit		7.49%	11.91%
Operating Expenses		$1.743B	$6.715B
YoY Change		135.49%	4.11%
Operating Profit		$961.7M	$3.269B
YoY Change		11.39%	7.0%
Interest Expense		$23.20M	$108.0M
YoY Change		-309.01%	-21.17%
% of Operating Profit		2.41%	3.3%
Other Income/Expense, Net		-$2.300M	$12.00M
YoY Change		-123.47%	-65.71%
Pretax Income		$975.2M	$3.305B
YoY Change		59.22%	11.58%
Income Tax		$182.6M	$873.0M
% Of Pretax Income		18.72%	26.41%
Net Earnings		$1.275B	$3.008B
YoY Change		70.72%	13.47%
Net Earnings / Revenue		26.19%	16.79%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$1.75	$4.11
Diluted Earnings Per Share		$1.73	$4.05
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	696.2M shares	718.3M shares	715.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			725.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$19.91B	$19.91B
YoY Change	2426.9%	2426.9%
Cash & Equivalents	$19.91B	$19.91B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$788.0M	$788.0M
YoY Change	-4.37%	-4.37%
Inventory	$1.628B	$1.628B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$3.191B	$3.268B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$25.60B	$25.60B
YoY Change	260.82%	260.83%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.302B	$3.066B
YoY Change	2.31%	22.1%
Goodwill	$22.71B
YoY Change	0.58%
Intangibles	$9.750B
YoY Change	-5.18%
Long-Term Investments	$34.00M	$34.00M
YoY Change	-10.53%	-10.53%
Other Assets	$1.721B	$841.0M
YoY Change	201.4%	69.56%
Total Long-Term Assets	$36.49B	$36.49B
YoY Change	-10.44%	-10.44%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$25.60B	$25.60B
Total Long-Term Assets	$36.49B	$36.49B
Total Assets	$62.08B	$62.08B
YoY Change	29.79%	29.79%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.514B	$1.514B
YoY Change	-11.62%	-11.62%
Accrued Expenses	$3.205B	$1.089B
YoY Change	19.18%	6.04%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$212.0M	$212.0M
YoY Change	307.69%	307.69%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.932B	$4.932B
YoY Change	1.87%	1.86%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$21.52B	$21.52B
YoY Change	122.09%	122.08%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.351B	$5.351B
YoY Change	13.81%	5.42%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$26.87B	$26.87B
YoY Change	86.71%	81.97%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.932B	$4.932B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$26.87B	$26.87B
Total Liabilities	$31.80B	$31.81B
YoY Change	65.35%	62.15%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$24.17B
YoY Change	-3.96%
Common Stock	$7.573B
YoY Change	29.62%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$30.27B	$30.27B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$62.08B	$62.08B
YoY Change	29.79%	29.79%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.275B	$3.008B
YoY Change	70.72%	13.47%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$202.6M	$1.189B
YoY Change	-38.75%	0.93%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.111B	$3.952B
YoY Change	-10.21%	-1.74%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$117.1M	$636.0M
YoY Change	-45.38%	8.9%
Acquisitions		$331.0M
YoY Change		-84.77%
Other Investing Activities	-$149.0M	-$29.00M
YoY Change	79.52%	2800.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$266.1M	-$1.238B
YoY Change	-10.52%	-58.02%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$527.0M
YoY Change		21.71%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$1.443B
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$1.565B
YoY Change		208.09%
Cash From Financing Activities	4.755B	$16.37B
YoY Change	-619.66%	-2153.32%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.111B	$3.952B
Cash From Investing Activities	-266.1M	-$1.238B
Cash From Financing Activities	4.755B	$16.37B
Net Change In Cash	5.600B	$19.12B
YoY Change	22212.75%	12003.8%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.111B	$3.952B
Capital Expenditures	-$117.1M	$636.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.228B	$3.316B
YoY Change	-15.41%	-3.55%

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CY2017	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	538100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	625100000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	578800000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	138100000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	127100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Restructuring Costs And Asset Impairment Charges RestructuringCostsAndAssetImpairmentCharges	0	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Restructuring Costs And Asset Impairment Charges RestructuringCostsAndAssetImpairmentCharges	49300000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	0	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	21900000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	134400000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-3100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	18100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	229600000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-53900000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	294200000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	355600000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	3951600000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	583500000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	570700000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	0	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-300000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	2400000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-2873900000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-788500000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-72000000.0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-75500000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-54900000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-1238100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-2949400000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-843400000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	130100000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	0	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Preferred Stock And Preference Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Preferred Stock And Preference Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Or Sale Of Equity ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity	643400000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Or Sale Of Equity ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Or Sale Of Equity ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	526700000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	378300000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Minority Shareholders PaymentsToMinorityShareholders	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Minority Shareholders PaymentsToMinorityShareholders	64400000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	0	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	1564500000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	507800000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Extinguishment Costs PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts	6500000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Extinguishment Costs PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Extinguishment Costs PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts	0	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-59800000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	16589900000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-797400000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-3098500000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-224000000.0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	0	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-797400000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-3098500000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	45100000	USD
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CY2017	dhr	Stock Redeemed Through Distribution Of A Business During Period Value StockRedeemedThroughDistributionOfABusinessDuringPeriodValue	0	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Net NotesReceivableNet	217000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	241000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	146000000	USD
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CY2018	dhr	Paymentsto Acquire Investments Investmentsin Partnership PaymentstoAcquireInvestmentsInvestmentsinPartnership	86000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTax	1080200000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsTax	29100000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax	1051100000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Before Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodBeforeTax	44100000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Reclassification From Aoci Current Period Tax ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodTax	20500000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTax	-678200000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsTax	-9500000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Before Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodBeforeTax	-30300000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Reclassification From Aoci Current Period Tax ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodTax	-7300000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsTax	-34800000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax	-440800000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Before Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodBeforeTax	-172200000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Reclassification From Aoci Current Period Tax ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodTax	-8600000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Net Of Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	-163600000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-277200000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-3068300000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17911100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17911100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17048500000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17048500000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Revenue Recognized ContractWithCustomerLiabilityRevenueRecognized	597000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Inventory BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory	9300000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Inventory BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory	14800000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Inventory BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory	20900000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Property Plant And Equipment BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment	3900000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Property Plant And Equipment BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment	88400000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Property Plant And Equipment BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment	9000000.0	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill	850700000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Current Liabilities Accounts Payable BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable	3200000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Current Liabilities Accounts Payable BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable	6700000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Current Liabilities Accounts Payable BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable	9900000	USD
CY2019Q4	dhr	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquiredand Liabilities Assumed Other Assets And Liabilities Net BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet	18400000	USD
CY2018Q4	dhr	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquiredand Liabilities Assumed Other Assets And Liabilities Net BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet	66500000	USD
CY2017Q4	dhr	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquiredand Liabilities Assumed Other Assets And Liabilities Net BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet	75100000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Net BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet	331300000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Net BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet	2197200000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Net BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet	385800000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Business Combination Consideration Transferred Other1 BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredOther1	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Business Combination Consideration Transferred Other1 BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredOther1	23900000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Business Combination Consideration Transferred Other1 BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredOther1	0	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	2173300000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	385800000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Acquired Receivables Fair Value BusinessCombinationAcquiredReceivablesFairValue	41100000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Inventory BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory	14800000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Property Plant And Equipment BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment	88400000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	1275400000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Current Liabilities Accounts Payable BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable	6700000	USD
CY2018Q4	dhr	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquiredand Liabilities Assumed Other Assets And Liabilities Net BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedOtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet	66500000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Net BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet	2197200000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Costs Of Goods Sold DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCostsOfGoodsSold	1242700000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Income Loss From Discontinued Operation Before Income Tax DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax	330900000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Income Loss From Discontinued Operation Before Income Tax DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax	395600000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Number Of Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased	20000000	shares
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Capital Shares Reserved For Future Issuance CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance	60000000	shares
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CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.007
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CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	138100000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	127100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	32900000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	28400000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	39200000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	125900000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	109700000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	87900000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	18900000	shares
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	50.07
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	4400000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	86.14
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	3300000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	35.26
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	1200000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	70.40
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	18800000	shares
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	59.84
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	4100000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	99.51
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	3400000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	41.88
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	900000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	80.14
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	18600000	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	70.86
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	4300000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	117.32
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	3500000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	53.02
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	900000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	98.98
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Other Increases Decreases In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOtherIncreasesDecreasesInPeriod	-1500000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Other Share Increase Decrease In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOtherShareIncreaseDecreaseInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	91.65
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	17000000.0	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	82.95
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P7Y
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	1202300000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber	16500000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	82.18
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P7Y
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	1176300000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	7000000.0	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	62.53
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P5Y
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	632300000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	266000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	202000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	162000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	179000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	133000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	117000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Period Increase Decrease ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-400000	shares
CY2019	dhr	Sharebased Compensation Arrangementby Sharebased Payment Award Equity Instruments Otherthan Options Other Increases Decreasesin Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsOtherIncreasesDecreasesinPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	98.18
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitAmount	-55000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitAmount	-38000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitAmount	-55000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Shares Paid For Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	402000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	49000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Shares Paid For Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	400000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	41000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	2432300000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	2406300000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	2172200000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	68400000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Common Shareholders Basic NetIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonShareholdersBasic	2363900000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Common Shareholders Basic NetIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonShareholdersBasic	2406300000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Common Shareholders Basic NetIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonShareholdersBasic	2172200000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	1600000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	2200000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	2100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Common Shareholders Diluted NetIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonShareholdersDiluted	2365500000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Common Shareholders Diluted NetIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonShareholdersDiluted	2408500000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Common Shareholders Diluted NetIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonShareholdersDiluted	2174300000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	715000000.0	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	700600000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	695800000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	8900000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	7200000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	7500000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Debt Securities IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities	1600000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Debt Securities IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities	2400000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Debt Securities IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities	2800000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	725500000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	710200000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	706100000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	3.31
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	3.43
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	3.12
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	3.26
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	3.39
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	3.08
CY2019	us-gaap	Number Of Reportable Segments NumberOfReportableSegments	3	Business
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17911100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17048500000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	15518800000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	3269400000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	3055100000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	2572300000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	62081600000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	47832500000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	46648600000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	1189500000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	1177700000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	1116900000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Additions PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions	635500000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Additions PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions	583500000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Additions PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions	570700000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17911100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17048500000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	15518800000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	2302000000.0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	2249600000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	2223400000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17911100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17048500000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	15518800000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	4220200000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	4444500000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	4378000000.0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	4868400000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	2354900000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	2483800000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	2441400000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	2703600000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	719700000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	811700000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	776300000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	961700000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	332300000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	676400000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	630700000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	792900000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	1500000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	54900000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	37300000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	482200000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	327300000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	708600000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	648400000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	1255500000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	0.46
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	0.91
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	0.85
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.08
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	0.45
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	0.90
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	0.84
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.07
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.08
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.05
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.67
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.08
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.05
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.66
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.46
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.99
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.90
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.75
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.46
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.97
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.89
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.73
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	4022800000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	4247600000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	4173600000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	4604500000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	2268100000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	2393900000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	2309600000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	2533700000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	687500000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	758900000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	745300000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	863400000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	529400000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	592800000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	600300000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	746800000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.09
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.09
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.09
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.81
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.95
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.06
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.80
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.95
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.93
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.05

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