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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Acquisitions - 2016, Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions						12 Months Ended
	Dec. 14, 2016	Nov. 21, 2016	Nov. 17, 2016	Nov. 02, 2016	Jun. 20, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Acquisitions
Cash Consideration						$ 24.3	$ 28.6	$ 3.9
2016 Acquisitions
Acquisitions
Consideration						31.4
Cash Consideration						$ 24.3
Yingsheng Technology Pty Ltd
Acquisitions
Consideration					$ 1.7
Cash Consideration					$ 1.2
Renishaw Diagnostics Ltd
Acquisitions
Consideration				$ 3.6
Cash Consideration				$ 1.2
Oxford Instruments Superconducting Wire LLC
Acquisitions
Ownership percentage acquired			100.00%
Consideration			$ 15.9
Cash Consideration			$ 15.9
Preclinical Imaging Business of OncoVision
Acquisitions
Consideration		$ 7.4
Cash Consideration		$ 6.0
Active Spectrum Inc
Acquisitions
Ownership percentage acquired	100.00%
Consideration	$ 2.8