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Ecolab Inc
(NYSE:ECL) 

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Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services worldwide. Its Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mi...

Founded: 1923
Full Time Employees: 45,000
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
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      product and equipment sales
    		3,174,600,000 3,297,200,000 3,262,600,000 3,156,800,000 2,901,900,000 3,158,000,000 3,156,000,000 3,173,100,000 2,986,500,000 3,164,800,000 3,170,900,000 3,104,800,000 2,876,300,000 2,972,300,000 2,963,000,000 2,886,800,000 2,624,100,000 2,691,700,000 2,653,800,000 2,514,400,000 2,293,400,000 2,449,100,000 2,426,400,000 2,167,100,000 2,930,000,000 3,142,800,000 3,117,700,000  2,886,300,000 3,142,900,000 3,090,300,000 3,048,200,000 2,847,200,000                      
      service and lease sales
    		891,500,000 898,800,000 902,400,000 868,400,000 793,100,000 847,200,000 842,500,000 812,700,000 765,400,000 773,600,000 787,200,000 747,300,000 695,300,000 698,900,000 706,300,000 693,800,000 642,600,000 672,900,000 667,000,000 648,300,000 591,600,000 616,200,000 592,200,000 518,600,000 651,400,000 680,800,000 700,200,000  619,100,000 617,600,000 656,900,000 641,400,000 623,700,000                      
      net sales
    		4,066,100,000 4,196,000,000 4,165,000,000 4,025,200,000 3,695,000,000 4,005,200,000 3,998,500,000 3,985,800,000 3,751,900,000 3,938,400,000 3,958,100,000 3,852,100,000 3,571,600,000 3,671,200,000 3,669,300,000 3,580,600,000 3,266,700,000 3,364,600,000 3,320,800,000 3,162,700,000 2,885,000,000 3,065,300,000 3,018,600,000 2,685,700,000 3,581,400,000 3,823,600,000 3,817,900,000  3,505,400,000 3,760,500,000 3,747,200,000 3,689,600,000 3,470,900,000 3,650,700,000 3,563,300,000 3,462,700,000 3,161,600,000 3,352,100,000 3,386,100,000 3,317,200,000 3,097,400,000 10,098,700,000 3,446,400,000 3,389,100,000 3,297,600,000 3,694,900,000 3,568,200,000 3,336,600,000 3,484,000,000 3,337,800,000 2,872,100,000 3,023,300,000 2,958,700,000 2,810,900,000 
      yoy
    		10.04% 4.76% 4.16% 0.99% -1.52% 1.70% 1.02% 3.47% 5.05% 7.28% 7.87% 7.58% 9.33% 9.11% 10.49% 13.21% 13.23% 9.76% 10.01% 17.76% -19.44% -19.83% -20.94%  2.17% 1.68% 1.89%  0.99% 3.01% 5.16% 6.55% 9.78% 8.91% 5.23% 4.39% 2.07% -66.81% -1.75% -2.12% -6.07% 173.31% -3.41% 1.57% -5.35% 10.70% 24.24% 10.36% 17.75% 18.74%     
      qoq
    		-3.10% 0.74% 3.47% 8.94% -7.74% 0.17% 0.32% 6.23% -4.74% -0.50% 2.75% 7.85% -2.71% 0.05% 2.48% 9.61% -2.91% 1.32% 5.00% 9.63% -5.88% 1.55% 12.40% -25.01% -6.33% 0.15%   -6.78% 0.35% 1.56% 6.30% -4.93% 2.45% 2.91% 9.52% -5.68% -1.00% 2.08% 7.10% -69.33% 193.02% 1.69% 2.77% -10.75% 3.55% 6.94% -4.23% 4.38% 16.21% -5.00% 2.18% 5.26%  
      product and equipment cost of sales
    		1,786,200,000 1,832,900,000 1,789,100,000 1,728,400,000 1,605,400,000 1,769,000,000 1,771,200,000 1,770,600,000 1,679,200,000 1,827,500,000 1,868,100,000 1,895,300,000 1,798,300,000 1,841,100,000 1,877,100,000 1,799,000,000 1,695,600,000 1,648,000,000 1,625,100,000 1,464,900,000 1,362,900,000 1,409,700,000 1,405,400,000 1,301,500,000 1,715,900,000 1,797,900,000 1,792,700,000  1,717,100,000 1,818,600,000 1,811,400,000 1,751,900,000 1,696,600,000                      
      service and lease cost of sales
    		509,100,000 515,500,000 510,300,000 494,400,000 454,800,000 500,100,000 490,300,000 470,400,000 448,900,000 456,900,000 462,400,000 439,500,000 406,900,000 413,800,000 414,500,000 412,100,000 377,800,000 395,100,000 391,600,000 379,100,000 349,100,000 370,600,000 364,200,000 334,200,000 400,900,000 420,300,000 414,700,000  379,600,000 368,900,000 388,800,000 404,200,000 385,500,000                      
      cost of sales
    		2,295,300,000 2,348,400,000 2,299,400,000 2,222,800,000 2,060,200,000 2,269,100,000 2,261,500,000 2,241,000,000 2,128,100,000 2,284,400,000 2,330,500,000 2,334,800,000 2,205,200,000 2,254,900,000 2,291,600,000 2,211,100,000 2,073,400,000 2,043,100,000 2,016,700,000 1,844,000,000 1,712,000,000 1,780,300,000 1,769,600,000 1,635,700,000 2,116,800,000 2,218,200,000 2,207,400,000  2,096,700,000 2,187,500,000 2,200,200,000 2,156,100,000 2,082,100,000 1,950,700,000 1,891,300,000 1,871,600,000 1,691,500,000 1,745,100,000 1,737,200,000 1,785,200,000 1,631,400,000 5,403,500,000 1,820,000,000 1,806,500,000 1,765,300,000 1,970,600,000 1,909,400,000 1,819,200,000 1,882,800,000 1,828,600,000 1,564,900,000 1,616,400,000 1,608,900,000 1,614,000,000 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    		1,102,400,000 1,061,000,000 1,079,200,000 1,067,700,000 1,050,000,000 1,050,000,000 1,024,800,000 1,075,700,000 1,077,700,000 1,034,800,000 1,024,900,000 1,011,600,000 990,300,000 922,100,000 876,900,000 940,100,000 914,700,000 867,900,000 832,000,000 853,300,000 862,900,000 809,600,000 802,600,000 788,600,000 1,015,000,000 984,000,000 962,500,000  1,001,200,000 978,100,000 955,200,000 1,026,800,000 1,008,500,000 1,123,900,000 1,087,300,000 1,115,300,000 1,090,600,000 1,046,300,000 1,071,600,000 1,093,300,000 1,088,200,000 3,274,800,000 1,070,700,000 1,079,200,000 1,136,800,000 1,145,900,000 1,152,700,000 1,136,900,000 1,097,400,000 1,083,300,000 995,800,000 977,700,000 981,700,000 989,700,000 
      special (gains) and charges
    		46,400,000 74,600,000 26,200,000 24,600,000 29,500,000 103,300,000 -332,600,000 12,200,000 28,200,000 29,200,000 36,700,000 21,000,000 24,500,000 95,000,000 17,800,000 3,600,000 24,100,000 65,900,000 6,300,000 17,600,000 12,800,000 59,300,000 35,000,000 69,400,000 52,400,000 61,000,000 60,400,000  40,300,000 13,000,000 75,600,000 12,100,000 26,000,000 -51,600,000 4,900,000 36,800,000 6,200,000 3,800,000 3,200,000 26,200,000 6,300,000 272,100,000 142,700,000 65,600,000 7,800,000 7,000,000  29,600,000 27,800,000 73,600,000 49,700,000 28,000,000 41,600,000 41,400,000 
      operating income
    		622,000,000 712,000,000 760,200,000 710,100,000 555,300,000 582,800,000 1,044,800,000 656,900,000 517,900,000 590,000,000 566,000,000 484,700,000 351,600,000 399,200,000 483,000,000 425,800,000 254,500,000 387,700,000 465,800,000 447,800,000 297,300,000 416,100,000 411,400,000 192,000,000 397,200,000 560,400,000 587,600,000  367,200,000 581,900,000 516,200,000 494,600,000 354,300,000 627,700,000 579,800,000 439,000,000 373,300,000 556,900,000 574,100,000 412,500,000 371,500,000 1,148,300,000 413,000,000 437,800,000 387,700,000 571,400,000 512,200,000 350,900,000 476,000,000 352,300,000 261,700,000 401,200,000 326,500,000 165,800,000 
      yoy
    		12.01% 22.17% -27.24% 8.10% 7.22% -1.22% 84.59% 35.53% 47.30% 47.80% 17.18% 13.83% 38.15% 2.97% 3.69% -4.91% -14.40% -6.83% 13.22% 133.23% -25.15% -25.75% -29.99%  8.17% -3.69% 13.83%  3.64% -7.30% -10.97% 12.67% -5.09% 12.71% 0.99% 6.42% 0.48% -51.50% 39.01% -5.78% -4.18% 100.96% -19.37% 24.76% -18.55% 62.19% 95.72% -12.54% 45.79% 112.48%     
      qoq
    		-12.64% -6.34% 7.06% 27.88% -4.72% -44.22% 59.05% 26.84% -12.22% 4.24% 16.77% 37.86% -11.92% -17.35% 13.43% 67.31% -34.36% -16.77% 4.02% 50.62% -28.55% 1.14% 114.27% -51.66% -29.12% -4.63%   -36.90% 12.73% 4.37% 39.60% -43.56% 8.26% 32.07% 17.60% -32.97% -3.00% 39.18% 11.04% -67.65% 178.04% -5.66% 12.92% -32.15% 11.56% 45.97% -26.28% 35.11% 34.62% -34.77% 22.88% 96.92%  
      operating margin %
    		15.30% 16.97% 18.25% 17.64% 15.03% 14.55% 26.13% 16.48% 13.80% 14.98% 14.30% 12.58% 9.84% 10.87% 13.16% 11.89% 7.79% 11.52% 14.03% 14.16% 10.31% 13.57% 13.63% 7.15% 11.09% 14.66% 15.39% NaN% 10.48% 15.47% 13.78% 13.41% 10.21% 17.19% 16.27% 12.68% 11.81% 16.61% 16.95% 12.44% 11.99% 11.37% 11.98% 12.92% 11.76% 15.46% 14.35% 10.52% 13.66% 10.55% 9.11% 13.27% 11.04% 5.90% 
      other expense
    		-8,800,000 -12,600,000 -12,800,000 -13,000,000 -13,000,000 -13,200,000 -12,900,000 -12,600,000 -12,600,000 -17,900,000 -14,500,000 -14,400,000 -13,100,000 8,100,000 5,700,000 -19,500,000 -18,800,000 -6,875,000 -13,000,000                                    
      interest expense
    		72,700,000 64,300,000 55,300,000 63,200,000 58,300,000 61,700,000 70,400,000 78,800,000 71,600,000 70,400,000 74,300,000 77,800,000 74,200,000 69,500,000 65,100,000 56,000,000 53,000,000 44,600,000 76,400,000 45,600,000 51,700,000 48,400,000 134,800,000 58,700,000 48,100,000 46,200,000 46,100,000  49,400,000 53,900,000 55,700,000 56,300,000 56,400,000 77,800,000 55,100,000 59,600,000 62,500,000 68,300,000 64,900,000 65,300,000 66,100,000 186,000,000 57,600,000 61,200,000 62,500,000 63,300,000 66,200,000 65,100,000 67,000,000 66,200,000 61,500,000 64,200,000 63,900,000 86,100,000 
      income before income taxes
    		558,100,000 660,300,000 717,700,000 659,900,000 510,000,000 534,300,000 987,300,000 590,700,000 458,900,000 537,500,000 506,200,000 421,300,000 290,500,000 321,600,000 412,200,000 389,300,000 220,300,000 349,500,000 402,400,000 399,700,000 262,600,000 378,000,000 291,700,000 148,400,000 364,300,000 527,600,000 562,300,000  339,000,000 547,900,000 481,500,000 457,900,000 317,300,000 549,900,000 524,700,000 379,400,000 310,800,000 488,600,000 509,200,000 347,200,000 305,400,000 962,300,000 355,400,000 376,600,000 325,200,000 508,100,000 446,000,000 285,800,000 409,000,000 286,100,000 200,200,000 337,000,000 262,600,000 79,700,000 
      provision for income taxes
    		121,500,000 91,700,000 128,000,000 131,400,000 103,500,000 54,800,000 246,500,000 95,700,000 42,300,000 126,700,000 96,800,000 86,600,000 52,400,000 52,100,000 60,200,000 76,600,000 45,600,000 56,500,000 73,800,000                          89,800,000          
      net income including noncontrolling interest
    		436,600,000 568,600,000 589,700,000 528,500,000 406,500,000 479,500,000 740,800,000 495,000,000 416,600,000 410,800,000 409,400,000 334,700,000 238,100,000 209,850,000 352,000,000 312,700,000 174,700,000        290,200,000 434,300,000 469,300,000  300,400,000 400,200,000 438,300,000 353,600,000 248,200,000 571,700,000 395,800,000 298,100,000 256,800,000 372,000,000 379,500,000 263,600,000 232,000,000 767,100,000 250,100,000 308,800,000 235,400,000 369,400,000 315,000,000 194,500,000 307,200,000 215,800,000 161,000,000 239,300,000 183,400,000 44,100,000 
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
    		4,000,000 4,700,000 4,700,000 4,300,000 4,000,000 6,600,000 4,300,000 4,100,000 4,500,000 5,600,000 5,400,000 5,000,000 4,700,000 3,025,000 4,900,000 4,400,000 2,800,000        6,800,000 4,700,000 5,100,000  3,900,000 5,100,000 2,900,000 2,300,000 900,000 5,800,000 3,400,000 1,500,000 3,300,000 5,700,000 5,400,000 5,200,000 1,200,000              
      net income attributable to ecolab
    		432,600,000 563,900,000 585,000,000 524,200,000 402,500,000 472,900,000 736,500,000 490,900,000 412,100,000 405,200,000 404,000,000 329,700,000 233,400,000 264,400,000 347,100,000 308,300,000 171,900,000 301,000,000 324,500,000 310,800,000 193,600,000 300,300,000 246,200,000 -2,035,000,000 283,400,000 429,600,000 464,200,000  296,500,000 395,100,000 435,400,000 351,300,000 247,300,000 565,900,000 392,400,000 296,600,000 253,500,000 366,300,000 374,100,000 258,400,000 230,800,000 744,300,000 257,800,000 302,000,000 233,400,000 364,900,000 311,400,000 191,000,000 308,000,000 213,100,000 159,600,000 238,000,000 184,500,000 49,700,000 
      earnings attributable to ecolab per common share
    		                                                      
      basic
    		1,530,000 2,000,000 2,060,000 1,850,000 1,420,000 1,670,000 2,600,000 1,720,000 1,440,000 1,430,000 1,420,000 1,160,000 820,000 725,000 1,220,000 1,080,000 600,000        980,000 1,490,000 1,610,000  1,030,000 1,370,000 1,510,000 1,220,000 860,000 1,960,000 1,360,000 1,020,000 870,000 1,250,000 1,280,000 880,000 780,000 2,510,000 870,000 1,020,000 780,000 1,220,000 1,040,000 640,000 1,020,000 710,000 540,000 810,000 630,000 170,000 
      diluted
    		1,520,000 1,980,000 2,050,000 1,840,000 1,410,000 1,650,000 2,580,000 1,710,000 1,430,000 1,410,000 1,410,000 1,150,000 820,000 720,000 1,210,000 1,080,000 600,000        970,000 1,470,000 1,590,000  1,010,000 1,350,000 1,480,000 1,200,000 840,000 1,930,000 1,340,000 1,010,000 860,000 1,230,000 1,270,000 870,000 770,000 2,460,000 860,000 1,000,000 770,000 1,190,000 1,020,000 620,000 1,000,000 690,000 530,000 800,000 620,000 170,000 
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
    		                                                      
      basic
    		282,000,000 283,300,000 283,500,000 283,500,000 283,400,000 284,300,000 283,600,000 284,600,000 285,700,000 285,000,000 285,100,000 284,900,000 284,600,000 285,200,000 284,900,000 285,100,000 286,200,000 286,300,000 286,400,000 286,000,000 286,000,000 287,000,000 285,400,000 288,200,000 288,800,000 288,100,000 288,100,000 287,600,000 288,200,000 288,600,000 288,800,000 288,800,000 288,600,000 289,600,000 289,000,000 289,800,000 290,600,000 292,500,000 291,600,000 292,400,000 294,400,000 296,400,000 295,200,000 296,200,000 298,200,000 300,000,000 299,600,000 300,600,000 301,200,000 301,500,000 295,400,000 292,700,000 291,900,000 291,500,000 
      diluted
    		283,700,000 285,200,000 285,400,000 285,400,000 285,300,000 286,600,000 286,000,000 287,000,000 287,800,000 286,500,000 286,900,000 286,300,000 285,900,000 286,600,000 286,300,000 286,600,000 288,100,000 289,100,000 289,200,000 288,800,000 288,800,000 290,300,000 288,400,000 291,500,000 292,600,000 292,500,000 292,800,000 292,100,000 292,300,000 292,800,000 293,400,000 293,300,000 292,700,000 294,000,000 293,400,000 294,100,000 295,000,000 296,700,000 295,700,000 296,500,000 298,300,000 301,400,000 300,000,000 301,100,000 303,200,000 305,700,000 305,200,000 306,500,000 307,200,000 307,400,000 300,900,000 298,600,000 298,200,000 297,900,000 
      net income from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interest
    		                 305,300,000 328,600,000 313,600,000 196,500,000 304,900,000 249,300,000 134,300,000                               
      net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest
    		                 4,300,000 4,100,000 2,800,000 2,900,000 4,600,000 3,100,000 5,400,000                               
      net income from continuing operations attributable to ecolab
    		                 301,000,000 324,500,000 310,800,000 193,600,000 300,300,000 246,200,000 128,900,000                               
      net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    		                                                      
      earnings attributable to ecolab per common share
    		                                                      
      basic
    		1,530,000 2,000,000 2,060,000 1,850,000 1,420,000 1,670,000 2,600,000 1,720,000 1,440,000 1,430,000 1,420,000 1,160,000 820,000 725,000 1,220,000 1,080,000 600,000        980,000 1,490,000 1,610,000  1,030,000 1,370,000 1,510,000 1,220,000 860,000 1,960,000 1,360,000 1,020,000 870,000 1,250,000 1,280,000 880,000 780,000 2,510,000 870,000 1,020,000 780,000 1,220,000 1,040,000 640,000 1,020,000 710,000 540,000 810,000 630,000 170,000 
      continuing operations
    		                 1,050,000 1,130,000 1,090,000 680,000 1,050,000 860,000 450,000                               
      discontinued operations
    		                     -10,000  -7,510,000                               
      earnings attributable to ecolab
    		                 1,050,000 1,130,000 1,090,000 680,000 1,040,000 860,000 -7,060,000                               
      diluted
    		                                                      
      ​
    		                                                      
      other income
    		                   2,500,000 -17,000,000 -10,300,000 -15,100,000 -15,100,000 -15,200,000 -13,400,000 -20,800,000  -21,200,000 -19,900,000 -21,000,000 -19,600,000 -19,400,000                      
      benefit from income taxes
    		                   86,100,000 66,100,000 73,100,000 42,400,000 14,100,000 74,100,000 93,300,000 93,000,000  38,600,000 147,700,000 43,200,000 104,300,000 69,100,000 -21,800,000 128,900,000 81,300,000 54,000,000 116,600,000 129,700,000 83,600,000 73,400,000 195,200,000 105,300,000 67,800,000  138,700,000 131,000,000 91,300,000 101,800,000 70,300,000 39,200,000 97,700,000 79,200,000 35,600,000 
      net income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    		                       -2,163,900,000                               
      dividends declared per common share
    		                             307,500 410,000 410,000 410,000 410,000 370,000 370,000 370,000 370,000 350,000 350,000 350,000 1,010,000 330,000 330,000 330,000 275,000 275,000 275,000 230,000 230,000 230,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 
      operating expenses
    		                                                      
      less: net income
    		                                                      
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
    		                                           6,800,000 2,000,000 4,500,000 3,600,000 3,500,000  2,700,000 1,400,000 1,300,000   
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        assets
      		                                           
        current assets
      		                                           
        cash and cash equivalents
      		519,800,000 646,200,000 1,955,800,000 1,920,900,000 1,162,600,000 1,256,800,000 1,261,100,000 384,000,000 479,900,000 919,500,000 1,001,300,000 554,200,000 419,400,000 598,600,000 112,900,000 124,900,000 99,400,000 359,900,000 897,900,000 1,402,400,000 1,189,500,000 1,260,200,000 1,034,700,000 1,369,000,000 1,661,900,000 186,400,000 135,900,000  79,000,000 114,700,000 203,600,000 54,200,000 175,500,000 211,400,000 209,100,000 260,700,000 212,100,000 327,400,000 180,600,000 167,400,000 268,500,000 92,800,000 237,900,000 
        accounts receivable
      		3,280,200,000 3,249,400,000 3,114,100,000 3,058,900,000 2,857,100,000 2,865,000,000 2,883,000,000 2,876,300,000 2,786,600,000 2,834,200,000 2,823,500,000 2,780,100,000 2,667,800,000 2,698,100,000 2,714,300,000 2,668,000,000 2,508,200,000 2,478,400,000 2,384,100,000 2,331,000,000 2,272,000,000 2,273,800,000 2,320,700,000 2,255,500,000 2,855,900,000 2,796,500,000 2,722,500,000  2,691,600,000 2,662,500,000 2,652,700,000 2,635,400,000 2,574,300,000 2,574,100,000 2,533,200,000 2,446,800,000 2,358,000,000 2,341,200,000 2,349,600,000 2,318,000,000 2,248,800,000 2,390,200,000 2,546,900,000 
        inventories
      		1,572,000,000 1,490,400,000 1,534,900,000 1,569,400,000 1,547,200,000 1,464,900,000 1,572,400,000 1,505,900,000 1,565,900,000 1,497,200,000 1,536,000,000 1,646,200,000 1,727,300,000 1,792,800,000 1,802,700,000 1,720,700,000 1,589,900,000 1,491,800,000 1,378,200,000 1,418,500,000 1,347,000,000 1,285,200,000 1,287,800,000 1,228,700,000 1,529,700,000 1,505,600,000 1,586,700,000  1,645,600,000 1,546,400,000 1,587,900,000 1,557,600,000 1,541,800,000 1,445,900,000 1,509,000,000 1,469,800,000 1,428,300,000 1,319,400,000 1,342,400,000 1,331,700,000 1,386,100,000 1,388,200,000 1,503,000,000 
        other current assets
      		670,700,000 569,600,000 501,900,000 526,600,000 514,200,000 439,000,000 401,800,000 420,500,000 379,300,000 393,200,000 428,600,000 456,000,000 458,300,000 404,700,000 469,400,000 391,400,000 407,000,000 357,000,000 326,600,000 335,500,000 341,500,000 298,200,000 348,800,000 313,000,000 389,600,000 339,900,000 425,000,000  334,800,000 354,100,000 378,100,000 360,700,000 305,200,000 365,000,000 363,200,000 354,800,000 308,900,000 291,400,000 299,400,000 278,300,000 291,500,000 326,300,000 461,200,000 
        total current assets
      		6,042,700,000 5,955,600,000 7,106,700,000 7,075,800,000 6,081,100,000 6,025,700,000 6,118,300,000 5,752,300,000 5,211,700,000 5,644,100,000 5,789,400,000 5,436,500,000 5,272,800,000 5,494,200,000 5,099,300,000 4,905,000,000 4,604,500,000 4,687,100,000 4,986,800,000 5,487,400,000 5,150,000,000 5,117,400,000 4,992,000,000 5,166,200,000 6,437,100,000 4,828,400,000 4,870,100,000  4,751,000,000 4,677,700,000 4,822,300,000 4,607,900,000 4,596,800,000 4,596,400,000 4,614,500,000 4,532,100,000 4,307,300,000 4,279,400,000 4,172,000,000 4,095,400,000 4,194,900,000 4,447,500,000 4,921,800,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      		4,397,200,000 4,276,600,000 4,062,600,000 3,938,800,000 3,775,800,000 3,752,400,000 3,545,500,000 3,416,900,000 3,451,100,000 3,474,600,000 3,332,800,000 3,326,500,000 3,312,700,000 3,293,400,000 3,260,900,000 3,264,000,000 3,285,700,000 3,288,500,000 3,069,600,000 3,077,900,000 3,078,700,000 3,124,900,000 3,146,200,000 3,138,900,000 3,920,700,000 3,954,900,000 3,861,500,000  3,878,600,000 3,836,000,000 3,778,000,000 3,758,700,000 3,779,900,000 3,707,100,000 3,617,200,000 3,497,400,000 3,424,900,000 3,365,000,000 3,292,900,000 3,257,300,000 3,227,000,000 3,228,300,000 3,115,100,000 
        goodwill
      		9,438,700,000 9,227,000,000 8,113,000,000 8,047,200,000 7,864,500,000 7,907,300,000 7,898,700,000 7,821,900,000 8,111,400,000 8,148,200,000 8,098,400,000 8,101,300,000 8,062,200,000 8,012,700,000 7,741,400,000 7,935,900,000 8,081,000,000 8,063,900,000 6,125,600,000 6,172,400,000 6,119,500,000 6,006,900,000 5,958,000,000 5,759,900,000 7,231,500,000 7,251,700,000 7,220,600,000  7,324,200,000 7,078,000,000 7,078,400,000 7,190,900,000 7,303,000,000 7,167,100,000 7,154,400,000 7,003,800,000 6,947,800,000 6,383,000,000 6,515,500,000 6,504,400,000 6,474,900,000 6,490,800,000 6,529,000,000 
        other intangible assets
      		3,524,200,000 3,688,500,000 3,135,500,000 3,197,100,000 3,228,700,000 3,308,800,000 3,282,100,000 3,334,000,000 3,413,600,000 3,493,500,000 3,528,600,000 3,603,600,000 3,616,800,000 3,680,700,000 3,915,000,000 4,030,600,000 4,138,300,000 4,224,100,000 2,889,700,000 2,925,400,000 2,966,800,000 2,977,000,000 3,023,400,000 3,019,200,000 3,591,900,000 3,672,500,000 3,728,300,000  3,877,300,000 3,797,700,000 3,820,400,000 3,909,800,000 4,012,200,000 4,017,600,000 4,039,600,000 4,061,600,000 4,086,000,000 3,817,800,000 3,914,300,000 3,978,300,000 4,031,100,000 4,109,200,000 4,326,700,000 
        operating lease assets
      		775,100,000 765,900,000 767,700,000 762,800,000 750,700,000 723,200,000 688,200,000 573,000,000 566,300,000 553,500,000 536,000,000 446,800,000 430,600,000 448,200,000 427,000,000 400,800,000 385,800,000 396,800,000 377,400,000 391,500,000 412,500,000 423,800,000 433,900,000 439,900,000 558,500,000 577,500,000 570,300,000  570,900,000               
        other assets
      		862,700,000 782,700,000 712,100,000 714,300,000 665,600,000 670,400,000 568,800,000 563,700,000 544,400,000 532,700,000 572,900,000 541,500,000 556,400,000 535,100,000 593,400,000 627,300,000 571,900,000 546,000,000 477,100,000 479,100,000 480,600,000 476,000,000 543,600,000 558,300,000 599,900,000 584,100,000 584,800,000  525,600,000 685,100,000 463,500,000 484,300,000 492,400,000 474,200,000 431,000,000 428,500,000 457,000,000 485,000,000 484,100,000 389,200,000 413,900,000 365,900,000 359,400,000 
        total assets
      		25,040,600,000 24,696,300,000 23,897,600,000 23,736,000,000 22,366,400,000 22,387,800,000 22,101,600,000 21,461,800,000 21,298,500,000 21,846,600,000 21,858,100,000 21,456,200,000 21,251,500,000 21,464,300,000 21,037,000,000 21,163,600,000 21,067,200,000 21,206,400,000 17,926,200,000 18,533,700,000 18,208,100,000 18,126,000,000 18,097,100,000 18,082,400,000 22,339,600,000 20,869,100,000 20,835,600,000  20,927,600,000 20,074,500,000 19,962,600,000 19,951,600,000 20,184,300,000 19,962,400,000 19,856,700,000 19,523,400,000 19,223,000,000 18,330,200,000 18,378,800,000 18,224,600,000 18,341,800,000 18,641,700,000 19,252,000,000 
        liabilities and equity
      		                                           
        current liabilities
      		                                           
        short-term debt
      		1,573,200,000 870,400,000 16,200,000 688,500,000 614,200,000 615,700,000 643,000,000 5,900,000 11,300,000 630,400,000 1,129,100,000 1,121,900,000 1,118,100,000 505,100,000 497,900,000 618,300,000 493,100,000 411,000,000 18,700,000 17,300,000 24,300,000 17,300,000 247,300,000 534,900,000 1,038,300,000 380,600,000 779,100,000  1,132,300,000 743,600,000 769,400,000 874,500,000 1,017,800,000 564,400,000 1,073,000,000 1,770,600,000 1,699,400,000 541,300,000 1,571,200,000 1,749,900,000 1,756,600,000 2,205,300,000 1,797,500,000 
        accounts payable
      		2,054,800,000 2,071,000,000 1,868,400,000 1,883,500,000 1,765,600,000 1,810,000,000 1,812,300,000 1,690,700,000 1,607,100,000 1,566,300,000 1,498,800,000 1,476,800,000 1,469,900,000 1,728,200,000 1,584,400,000 1,524,800,000 1,423,900,000 1,384,200,000 1,237,100,000 1,213,300,000 1,128,200,000 1,160,600,000 1,108,400,000 1,087,700,000 1,279,500,000 1,284,300,000 1,269,400,000  1,237,700,000 1,255,600,000 1,195,300,000 1,242,100,000 1,229,100,000 1,177,100,000 1,115,900,000 1,123,600,000 1,039,300,000 983,200,000 1,022,700,000 977,800,000 986,100,000 1,049,600,000 950,600,000 
        compensation and benefits
      		571,400,000 721,500,000 606,000,000 548,100,000 540,100,000 727,400,000 604,900,000 540,500,000 527,000,000 655,500,000 553,300,000 469,100,000 450,200,000 493,600,000 434,200,000 434,800,000 469,600,000 509,500,000 452,900,000 430,300,000 457,600,000 469,300,000 456,000,000 408,000,000 513,500,000 599,500,000 536,200,000  478,200,000 579,700,000 528,200,000 477,700,000 497,000,000 549,400,000 509,800,000 445,400,000 463,400,000 516,300,000 505,800,000 459,900,000 435,500,000 509,000,000 435,700,000 
        income taxes
      		127,400,000 134,300,000 188,000,000 198,600,000 178,500,000 127,000,000 235,100,000 137,200,000 201,600,000 158,700,000 134,300,000 117,300,000 171,600,000 197,600,000 110,400,000 73,600,000 108,600,000 104,300,000 68,000,000 48,900,000 52,400,000 96,100,000 53,300,000 109,900,000 140,800,000 142,800,000 75,000,000  89,600,000 100,600,000 50,300,000 44,600,000 170,000,000 183,600,000 51,700,000 53,000,000 95,200,000 87,400,000 83,300,000 86,600,000 58,500,000 52,200,000 70,500,000 
        other current liabilities
      		1,768,900,000 1,737,500,000 1,509,600,000 1,589,800,000 1,510,800,000 1,512,700,000 1,413,800,000 1,410,800,000 1,354,100,000 1,334,900,000 1,285,000,000 1,282,400,000 1,279,800,000 1,285,900,000 1,145,400,000 1,154,500,000 1,136,100,000 1,144,200,000 1,117,800,000 1,170,500,000 1,189,700,000 1,188,900,000 1,241,400,000 1,087,200,000 1,285,300,000 1,223,400,000 1,259,800,000  1,218,200,000 1,006,100,000 1,046,600,000 984,900,000 1,068,900,000 957,300,000 1,006,200,000 925,800,000 908,000,000 891,200,000 991,000,000 964,200,000 922,800,000 948,300,000 866,700,000 
        total current liabilities
      		6,095,700,000 5,534,700,000 4,188,200,000 4,908,500,000 4,609,200,000 4,792,800,000 4,709,100,000 3,847,600,000 3,701,100,000 4,345,800,000 4,600,500,000 4,467,500,000 4,489,600,000 4,210,400,000 3,772,300,000 3,806,000,000 3,631,300,000 3,553,200,000 2,894,500,000 2,880,300,000 2,852,200,000 2,932,200,000 3,106,400,000 3,227,700,000 4,257,400,000 3,630,600,000 3,919,500,000  4,156,000,000 3,685,600,000 3,589,800,000 3,623,800,000 3,982,800,000 3,431,800,000 3,756,600,000 4,318,400,000 4,205,300,000 3,019,400,000 4,174,000,000 4,238,400,000 4,159,500,000 4,764,400,000 4,121,000,000 
        long-term debt
      		6,922,500,000 7,365,900,000 8,052,700,000 7,522,200,000 6,997,600,000 6,949,200,000 6,974,500,000 7,538,800,000 7,528,600,000 7,551,400,000 7,487,100,000 7,499,600,000 7,521,700,000 8,075,300,000 8,026,700,000 8,167,800,000 8,267,200,000 8,347,200,000 5,931,800,000 6,708,900,000 6,685,800,000 6,669,300,000 6,667,700,000 6,752,000,000 6,744,000,000 5,973,500,000 5,966,900,000  6,008,200,000 6,301,600,000 6,334,800,000 6,343,100,000 6,397,700,000 6,758,300,000 6,484,500,000 5,909,300,000 5,841,600,000 6,145,700,000 5,091,400,000 5,097,000,000 5,082,800,000 4,260,200,000 5,408,700,000 
        pension and postretirement benefits
      		547,600,000 546,100,000 597,800,000 617,100,000 590,200,000 634,900,000 625,000,000 627,100,000 640,400,000 651,700,000 627,100,000 660,800,000 665,500,000 670,300,000                              
        deferred income taxes
      		389,500,000 329,900,000 176,900,000 179,800,000 249,400,000 280,000,000 264,600,000 290,700,000 352,000,000 418,200,000 450,900,000 474,100,000 496,100,000 505,600,000 577,100,000 630,400,000 619,200,000 622,000,000 589,400,000 567,300,000 526,800,000 483,900,000 580,600,000 577,200,000 737,400,000 740,400,000 821,600,000  792,300,000 764,600,000 711,800,000 688,300,000 652,800,000 642,800,000 1,030,200,000 1,028,700,000 1,076,200,000 970,200,000 1,030,700,000 1,023,400,000 1,106,400,000 250,000,000 172,800,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      		603,500,000 596,500,000 600,800,000 600,600,000 598,800,000 575,500,000 551,400,000 438,600,000 434,000,000 425,500,000 415,000,000 335,400,000 323,400,000 337,800,000 317,500,000 291,800,000 275,200,000 282,600,000 263,000,000 273,800,000 291,200,000 300,500,000 310,700,000 319,400,000 406,900,000 425,200,000 418,900,000  412,200,000               
        other liabilities
      		449,800,000 518,700,000 527,300,000 557,200,000 417,500,000 366,200,000 401,500,000 411,100,000 416,800,000 381,800,000 455,000,000 438,300,000 390,200,000 406,300,000 375,500,000 311,200,000 294,700,000 254,100,000 289,100,000 320,500,000 324,200,000 312,400,000 301,100,000 260,300,000 261,300,000 285,600,000 302,700,000  349,700,000 324,800,000 376,300,000 406,900,000 453,400,000 415,300,000 302,500,000 238,200,000 207,000,000 204,800,000 226,400,000 227,800,000 228,600,000 1,519,600,000 1,645,500,000 
        total liabilities
      		15,008,600,000 14,891,800,000 14,143,700,000 14,385,400,000 13,462,700,000 13,598,600,000 13,526,100,000 13,153,900,000 13,072,900,000 13,774,400,000 14,035,600,000 13,875,700,000 13,886,500,000 14,205,700,000 13,947,100,000 14,045,200,000 13,962,100,000 13,953,300,000 10,964,400,000 11,797,400,000 11,888,000,000 11,924,500,000 12,047,700,000 12,192,200,000 13,479,000,000 12,143,300,000 12,223,200,000  12,660,700,000 12,020,900,000 11,979,600,000 12,043,100,000 12,514,400,000 12,273,700,000 12,557,500,000 12,534,700,000 12,344,500,000 11,359,300,000 11,437,000,000 11,555,000,000 11,689,700,000 11,661,300,000 12,316,000,000 
        commitments and contingencies
      		                                           
        equity
      		                                           
        common stock
      		370,200,000 369,400,000 369,100,000 368,800,000 368,600,000 367,800,000 367,600,000 367,100,000 366,800,000 365,700,000 365,400,000 365,300,000 365,000,000 364,700,000 364,600,000 364,500,000 364,500,000 364,100,000 363,700,000 363,200,000 363,000,000 362,600,000 362,100,000 362,000,000 360,800,000 359,600,000 359,400,000  358,200,000 357,000,000 356,500,000 355,900,000 355,500,000 354,700,000 354,200,000 354,100,000 353,500,000 352,600,000 352,300,000 351,600,000 351,000,000 350,300,000 348,700,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      		7,643,700,000 7,521,300,000 7,448,500,000 7,372,300,000 7,298,200,000 7,159,600,000 7,108,200,000 7,002,100,000 6,917,600,000 6,766,700,000 6,710,100,000 6,684,100,000 6,626,500,000 6,580,200,000 6,551,800,000 6,529,800,000 6,501,500,000 6,464,600,000 6,399,800,000 6,333,300,000 6,285,700,000 6,235,000,000 6,177,300,000 6,155,000,000 6,018,100,000 5,907,100,000 5,874,100,000  5,731,000,000 5,633,200,000 5,586,000,000 5,545,600,000 5,496,500,000 5,435,700,000 5,397,500,000 5,375,500,000 5,284,300,000 5,270,800,000 5,236,100,000 5,181,100,000 5,088,000,000 5,086,100,000 4,881,300,000 
        retained earnings
      		13,060,500,000 12,834,000,000 12,475,900,000 12,075,100,000 11,735,200,000 11,517,100,000 11,228,400,000 10,653,300,000 10,324,500,000 10,075,400,000 9,832,800,000 9,580,000,000 9,401,300,000 9,318,800,000 9,205,100,000 9,003,300,000 8,840,400,000 8,814,500,000 8,659,800,000 8,472,800,000 8,299,300,000 8,243,000,000 8,079,900,000 7,967,800,000 10,136,900,000 9,993,700,000 9,699,700,000  9,131,800,000 8,909,500,000 8,646,900,000 8,329,900,000 8,097,000,000 8,045,400,000 7,598,000,000 7,312,600,000 7,123,100,000 6,975,000,000 6,716,700,000 6,444,600,000 6,288,300,000 6,160,300,000 5,690,400,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      		-1,626,100,000 -1,874,300,000 -1,903,900,000 -2,003,300,000 -2,064,200,000 -1,982,000,000 -1,853,800,000 -1,899,400,000 -1,881,200,000 -1,850,400,000 -1,801,400,000 -1,761,800,000 -1,737,200,000 -1,726,600,000 -1,830,500,000 -1,617,900,000 -1,563,600,000 -1,634,800,000 -1,733,500,000 -1,710,600,000 -1,914,500,000 -1,994,400,000 -1,945,900,000 -1,989,700,000 -2,113,700,000 -2,089,700,000 -1,884,700,000  -1,734,900,000 -1,761,700,000 -1,765,400,000 -1,592,700,000 -1,558,300,000 -1,642,300,000 -1,564,300,000 -1,643,900,000 -1,636,100,000 -1,712,900,000 -1,452,300,000 -1,492,700,000 -1,536,100,000 -1,423,300,000  
        treasury stock
      		-9,444,400,000 -9,079,600,000 -8,670,600,000 -8,492,600,000 -8,462,000,000 -8,305,200,000 -8,302,600,000 -7,835,700,000 -7,522,100,000 -7,312,700,000 -7,311,100,000 -7,310,900,000 -7,311,400,000 -7,301,000,000 -7,228,400,000 -7,186,300,000 -7,061,200,000 -6,784,200,000 -6,756,300,000 -6,749,600,000 -6,741,200,000 -6,679,700,000 -6,658,700,000 -6,639,900,000 -5,580,000,000 -5,485,400,000 -5,480,800,000  -5,265,400,000 -5,134,800,000 -4,894,600,000 -4,789,200,000 -4,789,700,000 -4,575,000,000 -4,563,100,000 -4,478,600,000 -4,315,400,000 -3,984,400,000 -3,983,200,000 -3,884,100,000 -3,609,800,000 -3,263,500,000  
        total ecolab shareholders’ equity
      		10,003,900,000 9,770,800,000 9,719,000,000 9,320,300,000 8,875,800,000 8,757,300,000 8,547,800,000 8,287,400,000 8,205,600,000 8,044,700,000 7,795,800,000 7,556,700,000 7,344,200,000 7,236,100,000 7,062,600,000 7,093,400,000 7,081,600,000 7,224,200,000 6,933,500,000 6,709,100,000 6,292,300,000 6,166,500,000 6,014,700,000 5,855,200,000 8,822,100,000 8,685,300,000 8,567,700,000  8,220,700,000 8,003,200,000 7,929,400,000 7,849,500,000 7,601,000,000 7,618,500,000 7,222,300,000 6,919,700,000 6,809,400,000 6,901,100,000 6,869,600,000 6,600,500,000 6,581,400,000 6,909,900,000 6,871,000,000 
        noncontrolling interest
      		28,100,000 33,700,000 34,900,000 30,300,000 27,900,000 31,900,000 27,700,000 20,500,000 20,000,000 27,500,000 26,700,000 23,800,000 20,800,000 22,500,000 27,300,000 25,000,000 23,500,000 28,900,000 28,300,000 27,200,000 27,800,000 35,000,000 34,700,000 35,000,000 38,500,000 40,500,000 44,700,000  46,200,000 50,400,000 53,600,000 59,000,000 68,900,000 70,200,000 76,900,000 69,000,000 69,100,000 69,800,000 72,200,000 69,100,000 70,700,000 70,500,000 65,000,000 
        total equity
      		10,032,000,000 9,804,500,000 9,753,900,000 9,350,600,000 8,903,700,000 8,789,200,000 8,575,500,000 8,307,900,000 8,225,600,000 8,072,200,000 7,822,500,000 7,580,500,000 7,365,000,000 7,258,600,000 7,089,900,000 7,118,400,000 7,105,100,000 7,253,100,000 6,961,800,000 6,736,300,000 6,320,100,000 6,201,500,000 6,049,400,000 5,890,200,000 8,860,600,000 8,725,800,000 8,612,400,000  8,266,900,000 8,053,600,000 7,983,000,000 7,908,500,000 7,669,900,000 7,688,700,000 7,299,200,000 6,988,700,000 6,878,500,000 6,970,900,000 6,941,800,000 6,669,600,000 6,652,100,000 6,980,400,000 6,936,000,000 
        total liabilities and equity
      		25,040,600,000 24,696,300,000 23,897,600,000 23,736,000,000 22,366,400,000 22,387,800,000 22,101,600,000 21,461,800,000 21,298,500,000 21,846,600,000 21,858,100,000 21,456,200,000 21,251,500,000 21,464,300,000 21,037,000,000 21,163,600,000 21,067,200,000 21,206,400,000 17,926,200,000 18,533,700,000 18,208,100,000 18,126,000,000 18,097,100,000 18,082,400,000 22,339,600,000 20,869,100,000 20,835,600,000  20,927,600,000 20,074,500,000 19,962,600,000 19,951,600,000 20,184,300,000 19,962,400,000 19,856,700,000 19,523,400,000 19,223,000,000 18,330,200,000 18,378,800,000 18,224,600,000 18,341,800,000 18,641,700,000 19,252,000,000 
        assets held for sale
      		       565,600,000                                    
        liabilities held for sale
      		       62,500,000                                    
        postretirement health care and pension benefits
      		              878,000,000 838,000,000 874,500,000 894,200,000 996,600,000 1,046,600,000 1,207,800,000 1,226,200,000 1,081,200,000 1,055,600,000 1,072,000,000 1,088,000,000 793,600,000  942,300,000 944,300,000 966,900,000 981,000,000 1,027,700,000 1,025,500,000 983,700,000 1,040,100,000 1,014,400,000 1,019,200,000 914,500,000 968,400,000 1,112,400,000 1,117,100,000 1,140,800,000 
        ​
      		                                           
        current assets of discontinued operations
      		                                           
        long-term assets of discontinued operations
      		                                           
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
      		                                           
        long-term liabilities of discontinued operations
      		                                           
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2015-03-31 
                                      
          operating activities
        		                              
          net income including noncontrolling interest
        		436,600,000 568,600,000 589,700,000 528,500,000 406,500,000 479,500,000 740,800,000 495,000,000 416,600,000 410,800,000 409,400,000 334,700,000 238,100,000 269,500,000 352,000,000 312,700,000 174,700,000 305,300,000 328,600,000 304,900,000 249,300,000 434,300,000  400,200,000 438,300,000 571,700,000 395,800,000 372,000,000 379,500,000 235,400,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operating activities:
        		                              
          depreciation
        		180,500,000 178,800,000 165,900,000 166,700,000 161,200,000 161,200,000 156,800,000 159,900,000 157,000,000 153,400,000 152,000,000 152,600,000 158,700,000 155,100,000 152,200,000 156,000,000 155,200,000 151,300,000 149,200,000 151,200,000 150,100,000 165,800,000  159,800,000 156,000,000 148,700,000 150,700,000 140,100,000 144,900,000 142,100,000 
          amortization
        		82,600,000 77,300,000 76,600,000 75,000,000 74,900,000 74,300,000 73,300,000 75,100,000 77,800,000 77,100,000 77,400,000 76,800,000 75,600,000 81,400,000 80,600,000 78,700,000 79,500,000 64,300,000 57,700,000 56,300,000 58,900,000 79,000,000  78,100,000 78,600,000 79,100,000 77,600,000 72,500,000 71,900,000 75,100,000 
          deferred income taxes
        		19,400,000 23,700,000 3,600,000 -39,700,000 -21,000,000 -40,800,000 -12,000,000 -63,300,000 -74,400,000 -9,800,000 -9,100,000 -18,800,000 -18,000,000 -36,000,000 -49,000,000 -41,900,000 -15,700,000 -53,800,000 13,200,000 -29,200,000 8,400,000 -55,400,000  28,500,000 24,000,000 -364,900,000 24,500,000 -35,300,000 -26,500,000 3,200,000 
          share-based compensation expense
        		40,300,000 27,100,000 33,600,000 33,700,000 42,200,000 25,300,000 26,600,000 35,900,000 47,000,000 21,700,000 14,700,000 27,300,000 31,400,000 20,600,000 14,400,000 24,600,000 28,200,000 17,000,000 13,600,000 17,000,000 11,400,000 17,900,000  18,900,000 13,700,000 18,700,000 14,300,000 18,000,000 14,100,000 25,300,000 
          pension and postretirement plan contributions
        		-18,100,000 -10,700,000 -38,100,000 -13,400,000 -15,600,000 -10,700,000 -12,900,000 -15,500,000 -15,300,000 -17,100,000 -63,200,000 -14,400,000 -14,600,000 -12,500,000 -16,700,000 -17,800,000 -17,300,000 -8,900,000 -14,800,000 -20,600,000 -16,000,000 -22,000,000  -14,000,000 -12,000,000 -13,100,000 -94,000,000 -4,800,000 -15,000,000  
          pension and postretirement plan expense
        		9,100,000 4,600,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,400,000 2,800,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 -2,900,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 2,600,000 25,000,000 23,200,000 -1,900,000 -800,000 12,500,000 6,300,000 14,100,000 10,800,000 12,700,000  8,500,000 6,400,000 10,400,000 9,200,000 11,000,000 14,500,000 29,300,000 
          restructuring charges, net of cash paid
        		3,500,000 31,300,000 -17,900,000 -16,400,000 21,800,000 35,400,000 -1,800,000 -10,100,000 200,000 -15,100,000 8,800,000 1,000,000 -27,300,000 84,000,000 -4,400,000 -4,400,000 -9,000,000 -6,600,000 -19,200,000 17,200,000 13,900,000 4,000,000  -13,900,000 63,700,000 -8,100,000 -7,000,000 -12,400,000 -21,000,000  
          sale of global surgical solutions business
        		 0 0 0 1,100,000                          
          other
        		10,600,000 8,400,000 13,600,000 11,200,000 -4,400,000 6,600,000 4,100,000 12,100,000 1,500,000 10,800,000 7,900,000 10,900,000 2,300,000 11,700,000 3,100,000 -9,100,000 19,200,000 -3,800,000 7,700,000 16,800,000 -9,600,000 5,300,000  4,000,000 7,700,000 17,500,000 7,300,000 2,300,000 -800,000 4,800,000 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
        		                              
          accounts receivable
        		13,500,000 -35,600,000 -27,900,000 -113,300,000 -9,100,000 -37,400,000 800,000 -159,100,000 49,000,000 4,600,000 -36,100,000 -93,800,000 41,000,000 31,200,000 -116,800,000 -204,400,000 -29,600,000 -77,200,000 -81,900,000 57,100,000 2,400,000 -61,500,000  -2,800,000 -72,800,000 -68,300,000 -39,500,000 -36,900,000 -24,700,000  
          inventories
        		-47,300,000 74,000,000 39,300,000 -7,800,000 -69,100,000 48,000,000 -71,300,000 -26,800,000 -65,500,000 53,900,000 115,500,000 80,300,000 70,600,000 -17,200,000 -134,900,000 -156,000,000 -94,800,000 6,800,000 23,700,000 -3,400,000 -24,200,000 88,600,000  30,100,000 -52,300,000 31,400,000 -21,100,000 -15,800,000 -6,000,000  
          other assets
        		-117,200,000 49,500,000 11,800,000 52,200,000 -29,900,000 16,800,000 -32,000,000 -30,400,000 21,300,000 47,000,000 6,000,000 15,700,000 3,500,000 66,800,000 -301,800,000 84,000,000 -127,200,000 -44,800,000 5,700,000 64,700,000 26,900,000 60,700,000  -57,800,000 24,200,000 -57,300,000 18,000,000 -20,900,000 -33,700,000  
          accounts payable
        		15,500,000 115,500,000 -55,200,000 9,900,000 -2,500,000 22,300,000 67,600,000 127,400,000 82,700,000 13,400,000 19,000,000 3,800,000 -268,500,000 134,500,000 96,400,000 138,300,000 25,500,000 128,900,000 38,000,000 44,100,000 -8,300,000 11,300,000  61,300,000 -27,600,000 64,100,000 -27,000,000 -17,500,000 41,600,000  
          other liabilities
        		-183,100,000 -22,400,000 -7,200,000 11,700,000 -190,100,000 -17,600,000 225,900,000 6,900,000 -52,500,000 104,700,000 83,700,000 -4,400,000 -97,200,000 45,100,000 338,400,000 -55,600,000 1,400,000 149,900,000 65,500,000 -40,400,000 -99,300,000 80,300,000  126,400,000 16,800,000 252,000,000 76,400,000 -34,700,000 98,000,000  
          cash from operating activities
        		445,900,000 1,090,100,000 791,300,000 701,800,000 369,400,000 766,700,000 786,700,000 611,100,000 649,400,000 852,500,000 787,700,000 573,400,000 198,200,000 859,200,000 436,700,000 322,400,000 170,100,000 640,900,000 622,700,000 649,800,000 451,800,000 821,000,000  827,300,000 664,700,000 646,400,000 585,200,000 448,000,000 616,900,000 112,500,000 
          investing activities
        		                              
          capital expenditures
        		-348,500,000 -332,100,000 -261,600,000 -216,700,000 -237,900,000 -359,700,000 -236,400,000 -196,900,000 -201,500,000 -262,600,000 -166,500,000 -172,000,000 -173,700,000 -202,800,000 -192,500,000 -168,800,000 -148,700,000 -219,200,000 -178,200,000 -126,700,000 -111,700,000 -250,200,000  -213,000,000 -221,600,000 -251,400,000 -198,000,000 -228,800,000 -174,900,000 -166,800,000 
          free cash flows
        		97,400,000 758,000,000 529,700,000 485,100,000 131,500,000 407,000,000 550,300,000 414,200,000 447,900,000 589,900,000 621,200,000 401,400,000 24,500,000 656,400,000 244,200,000 153,600,000 21,400,000 421,700,000 444,500,000 523,100,000 340,100,000 570,800,000  614,300,000 443,100,000 395,000,000 387,200,000 219,200,000 442,000,000 -54,300,000 
          property and other assets sold
        		200,000 5,900,000 4,000,000 20,800,000 21,600,000 8,000,000 -200,000 2,800,000 700,000 400,000 900,000 3,800,000 4,800,000 800,000 700,000 400,000 300,000 -100,000 12,000,000 2,800,000 800,000 2,400,000  500,000 5,000,000 6,600,000 1,600,000 900,000 18,200,000 6,000,000 
          divestiture of businesses, net of cash divested
        		 0 0 0 -14,900,000 0                         
          cash from investing activities
        		-355,500,000 -1,978,200,000 -280,600,000 -224,400,000 -224,000,000 -627,500,000 639,100,000 -244,400,000 -201,000,000 -348,400,000 -178,600,000 -274,100,000 -189,400,000 -210,400,000 -195,600,000 -181,600,000 -129,200,000 -3,941,200,000 -290,700,000 -61,800,000 -173,800,000 -269,900,000  -381,100,000 -204,500,000 -305,100,000 -218,000,000 -247,700,000 -257,900,000  
          financing activities
        		                              
          net issuances of commercial paper and notes payable
        		201,600,000    4,500,000  1,600,000 -5,500,000 7,200,000   -3,800,000 5,500,000    82,100,000  1,500,000  -288,900,000    -107,000,000      
          long-term debt borrowings
        		53,000,000 26,600,000 519,000,000               2,481,300,000  0 1,087,000,000     814,400,000  1,596,200,000 0 599,700,000 
          reacquired shares
        		-344,400,000 -409,200,000 -175,400,000 -45,500,000 -153,700,000 -2,800,000 -464,300,000 -323,000,000 -196,400,000 -2,000,000 -800,000 -300,000 -10,600,000 -72,800,000 -42,600,000 -140,700,000 -262,100,000 -28,800,000 -7,200,000 -21,600,000 -19,900,000 -5,100,000  -241,000,000 -105,600,000 -12,600,000 -86,600,000 -1,800,000 -99,900,000  
          dividends paid
        		-215,900,000 -189,200,000 -184,400,000 -188,000,000 -192,000,000 -161,400,000 -162,200,000 -165,500,000 -175,200,000 -154,700,000 -154,000,000 -150,900,000 -157,700,000 -157,800,000 -144,900,000 -146,100,000 -154,000,000 -139,900,000 -139,900,000 -139,000,000 -138,600,000 -136,900,000  -125,700,000 -118,500,000 -118,400,000 -107,400,000 -103,000,000 -106,900,000  
          exercise of employee stock options
        		83,500,000 46,200,000 43,000,000 40,500,000 98,500,000 26,600,000 78,400,000 48,900,000 105,500,000 35,600,000 10,600,000 35,100,000 15,500,000 8,300,000 8,100,000 3,500,000 9,200,000 49,200,000 53,900,000 41,800,000 11,000,000 15,100,000  28,700,000 35,400,000 20,800,000 8,400,000 14,500,000 21,600,000 23,000,000 
          cash from financing activities
        		-225,800,000 -431,600,000   -241,600,000 -140,100,000 -548,300,000 -446,400,000 -889,300,000 -585,500,000 -147,000,000 -155,800,000 -166,400,000 -161,700,000 -247,400,000 -122,900,000 -305,300,000 2,762,500,000 -841,000,000 -370,500,000 -690,300,000 -502,100,000  -353,200,000 -313,000,000 -322,200,000 -426,500,000 -44,800,000 -346,200,000 85,900,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        		9,000,000 10,100,000 1,600,000 -16,400,000 2,000,000 -3,400,000 -6,400,000 -10,200,000 1,300,000 -400,000 -15,000,000 -8,700,000 -21,600,000 -1,400,000 -5,700,000 7,600,000 3,900,000 -200,000 4,500,000       -16,800,000 7,700,000 -8,700,000 400,000  
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
        		-126,400,000    -94,200,000   -89,900,000 -439,600,000   134,800,000 -179,200,000    -260,500,000              
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
        		646,200,000 0 0 0 1,256,800,000 0 0 0 919,500,000 0 0 0 598,600,000 0 0 0 359,900,000 0 0       0 0 0 0 209,600,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
        		519,800,000 -1,309,600,000 34,900,000 758,300,000 1,162,600,000 -4,300,000 877,100,000 -95,900,000 479,900,000 -81,800,000 447,100,000 134,800,000 419,400,000 485,700,000 -12,000,000 25,500,000 99,400,000 -538,000,000 -504,500,000       2,300,000 -51,600,000 146,800,000 13,200,000 237,900,000 
          acquisitions and investments in affiliates, net of cash acquired
        		 -1,620,800,000 0   -256,500,000 -17,700,000   -73,600,000 -1,800,000   0 0   -3,713,800,000 -120,100,000 0 -200,000 -4,800,000  -152,200,000 500,000 -158,000,000 -4,700,000 -4,800,000 -35,300,000  
          net issuances (repayments) of commercial paper and notes payable
        		                          -722,000,000 -84,000,000 -180,000,000 335,700,000 
          long-term debt repayments
        		 0    0 -800,000 0 -629,600,000         0  0 -1,270,000,000 0  -249,800,000 -1,200,000 -778,900,000 -14,800,000 -1,439,100,000 -500,000  
          hedge settlements
        		     0 0   38,100,000 100,000 -35,100,000 -18,400,000 62,400,000 54,200,000                
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
        		 -1,309,600,000 34,900,000   -4,300,000    -81,800,000        -538,000,000 -504,500,000       2,300,000 -51,600,000 146,800,000 13,200,000 28,300,000 
          supplemental cash flow information
        		                              
          income taxes paid
        		                              
          net interest paid
        		                              
          net (repayments) issuances of commercial paper and notes payable
        		         -1,600,000                     
          cash used from financing activities
        		                              
          net change in cash balances classified as assets held for sale
        		                              
          gain on sale of global surgical solutions business
        		     1,000,000                         
          debt refinancing
        		                 0  0           
          less: net loss from discontinued operations, including noncontrolling interest
        		                              
          net income from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interest
        		                              
          cash from operating activities - continuing operations
        		                 640,900,000 622,700,000 649,800,000 451,800,000          
          cash from operating activities - discontinued operations
        		                   0 0          
          divestiture of businesses
        		                   60,800,000 0 0  0 800,000      
          cash from investing activities - continuing operations
        		                 -3,941,200,000 -290,700,000 -61,800,000 -106,200,000          
          cash from investing activities - discontinued operations
        		                   0 -67,600,000          
          cash from financing activities - continuing operations
        		                 2,762,500,000 -841,000,000 -370,500,000 -690,300,000          
          cash from financing activities - discontinued operations
        		                   0 0          
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period - continuing operations
        		                 0 0            
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period - discontinued operations
        		                              
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period - continuing operations
        		                 -538,000,000 -504,500,000            
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period - discontinued operations
        		                              
          net issuances (payments) of commercial paper and notes payable
        		                              
          ​
        		                              
          less: net income from discontinued operations including noncontrolling interest
        		                   0 0          
          net income from continuing operations including noncontrolling interest
        		                 305,300,000 328,600,000 304,900,000 249,300,000          
          less: net loss from discontinued operations including noncontrolling interest
        		                              
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        		                   8,000,000 10,400,000 1,500,000  -2,600,000 2,200,000      
          increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        		                   225,500,000 -401,900,000          
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period - continuing operations
        		                   0 0          
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period - discontinued operations
        		                   0 0          
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
        		                   0 0 0  0 0      
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period - continuing operations
        		                   225,500,000 -334,300,000          
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period - discontinued operations
        		                              
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
        		                   225,500,000 -334,300,000 50,500,000  90,400,000 149,400,000      
          acquisition related liabilities and contingent consideration
        		                    -2,600,000 0  100,000 100,000 -300,000 0 -31,700,000 -400,000 100,000 
          gain on sale of businesses
        		                              
          asset charges and write-downs
        		                           15,000,000 0  
          settlement of net investment hedges
        		                       0 0      
          acquisition of noncontrolling interests
        		                              
          decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        		                        149,400,000      
          excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements
        		                           -4,100,000 -19,900,000 19,700,000 
          interest paid
        		                              
          venezuelan charges
        		                              
          (gain) loss on sale of business
        		                              
          capitalized software expenditures
        		                         -23,200,000 -17,800,000 -17,200,000 -10,000,000  
          release from (deposit into) acquisition related escrow
        		                              
          reduction of cash due to venezuelan deconsolidation
        		                              
          restricted cash activity
        		                         0 0 0   
          net repayments of commercial paper and notes payable
        		                              
          deposit into acquisition related escrow
        		                          900,000    
          release from acquisition related escrow
        		                             9,400,000 
          loss on sale of business
        		                              
          adjustments to reconcile net income including noncontrolling interest to cash from operating activities:
        		                              
          restructuring, net of cash paid
        		                              
          (gain) loss on sale of businesses
        		                              
          fixed asset impairment
        		                              
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
        		                              
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year