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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Income Taxes (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Aug. 15, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2018 EUR (€)
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		$ 27.8	$ 1.7	$ 31.9	$ 1.7
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, percent		66.60%	34.50%	32.50%	29.40%
Income tax examination, penalties and interest expense	$ 163.6					$ 24.7	$ 40.2	$ 61.5	$ 37.2
Income tax overpayments applied to succeeding years		$ 29.7		$ 29.7
Royalty conceded on all omeprazole sales as a percent of refund claims (percent)				24.00%
IRS notice of proposed adjustment amount from 2011,2012 and 2013 audit of Athena, including penalty										$ 843.0
IRS notice of proposed adjustment, penalty (percent)										40.00%
Revenue Commissioners, Ireland
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unsettled audit assessment from income tax examination \| €											€ 1,636