Income Taxes From Continuing Operations (Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes |
$ 3,481.8us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest |
$ 3,566.0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest |
$ 3,010.8us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest |
United States |
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Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes |
1,420.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |
1,713.7us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |
1,349.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |
International |
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Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes |
$ 2,060.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dhr_InternationalMember |
$ 1,852.3us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dhr_InternationalMember |
$ 1,660.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dhr_InternationalMember |