Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Segment Results

Detailed segment data for the years ended December 31 is as follows ($ in millions):

	2014			2013			2012
Sales:
Test & Measurement	$	2,702.1		$	2,582.4		$	2,595.4
Environmental	3,547.3			3,316.9			3,063.5
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	7,185.7			6,856.4			6,485.1
Dental	2,193.1			2,094.9			2,022.9
Industrial Technologies	3,525.8			3,432.5			3,307.9
Total	$	19,154.0		$	18,283.1		$	17,474.8
Operating profit:
Test & Measurement	$	573.2		$	515.1		$	515.7
Environmental	705.2			696.5			652.5
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	1,105.9			1,009.8			861.1
Dental	304.4			304.9			293.1
Industrial Technologies	801.3			722.9			685.6
Equity method earnings related to Apex joint venture	—			—			69.9
Other	(143.4		)	(128.7		)	(98.3		)
Total	$	3,346.6		$	3,120.5		$	2,979.6
Identifiable assets:
Test & Measurement	$	3,550.9		$	3,561.6		$	3,619.5
Environmental	3,824.9			3,584.5			3,146.6
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	13,743.9			13,614.7			13,305.2
Dental	6,224.3			4,095.1			4,079.9
Industrial Technologies	4,149.0			4,363.6			4,235.6
Other	3,615.2			3,519.3			2,667.9
Discontinued Operations	1,883.5			1,933.4			1,886.3
Total	$	36,991.7		$	34,672.2		$	32,941.0
Depreciation and amortization:
Test & Measurement	$	83.5		$	90.7		$	91.5
Environmental	85.7			62.7			48.9
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	539.0			517.3			478.2
Dental	85.0			83.3			92.4
Industrial Technologies	88.8			89.2			80.8
Other	7.5			7.4			7.2
Total	$	889.5		$	850.6		$	799.0

	2014		2013		2012
Capital expenditures, gross:
Test & Measurement	$	17.0	$	25.4	$	25.0
Environmental	76.1		46.5		29.5
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	391.1		386.7		296.8
Dental	24.4		30.7		30.2
Industrial Technologies	70.6		47.1		49.0
Other	1.4		1.7		15.3
Total	$	580.6	$	538.1	$	445.8

Schedule Of Operations In Geographical Areas

Operations in Geographical Areas

Year Ended December 31

($ in millions)	2014		2013		2012
Sales:
United States	$	8,091.2	$	7,613.6	$	7,353.7
China	1,727.5		1,612.7		1,424.7
Germany	1,182.9		1,161.5		1,085.8
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)	8,152.4		7,895.3		7,610.6
Total	$	19,154.0	$	18,283.1	$	17,474.8
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	16,888.3	$	15,673.7	$	15,980.8
Germany	1,875.1		1,939.7		1,957.1
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total long-lived assets)	8,797.0		7,945.1		7,415.3
Total	$	27,560.4	$	25,558.5	$	25,353.2

Sales By Major Product Group

Sales by Major Product Group

Year Ended December 31

($ in millions)	2014		2013		2012
Analytical & physical instrumentation	$	5,778.6	$	5,443.6	$	5,215.2
Medical & dental products	9,381.6		8,958.0		8,509.1
Motion & industrial automation controls	1,554.5		1,559.1		1,592.4
Product identification	1,611.2		1,551.5		1,410.3
All other	828.1		770.9		747.8
Total	$	19,154.0	$	18,283.1	$	17,474.8