Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Segment Results

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

	2015			2014			2013
Sales:
Test & Measurement	$	2,654.8		$	2,702.1		$	2,582.4
Environmental	3,635.4			3,547.3			3,316.9
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	8,213.1			7,185.7			6,856.4
Dental	2,736.8			2,193.1			2,094.9
Industrial Technologies	3,323.0			3,525.8			3,432.5
Total	$	20,563.1		$	19,154.0		$	18,283.1
Operating profit:
Test & Measurement	$	614.4		$	573.2		$	515.1
Environmental	782.4			705.2			696.5
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	1,088.5			1,105.9			1,009.8
Dental	370.4			304.4			304.9
Industrial Technologies	799.3			801.3			722.9
Other	(185.9		)	(143.4		)	(128.7		)
Total	$	3,469.1		$	3,346.6		$	3,120.5
Identifiable assets:
Test & Measurement	$	3,575.1		$	3,550.9		$	3,561.6
Environmental	3,881.7			3,824.9			3,584.5
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	29,448.7			13,743.9			13,614.7
Dental	5,906.9			6,224.3			4,095.1
Industrial Technologies	4,100.2			4,149.0			4,363.6
Other	1,309.6			3,615.2			3,519.3
Discontinued Operations	—			1,883.5			1,933.4
Total	$	48,222.2		$	36,991.7		$	34,672.2
Depreciation and amortization:
Test & Measurement	$	80.2		$	83.5		$	90.7
Environmental	89.8			85.7			62.7
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	660.1			539.0			517.3
Dental	132.0			85.0			83.3
Industrial Technologies	81.0			88.8			89.2
Other	8.2			7.5			7.4
Total	$	1,051.3		$	889.5		$	850.6

	2015		2014		2013
Capital expenditures, gross:
Test & Measurement	$	23.8	$	17.0	$	25.4
Environmental	90.8		76.1		46.5
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	399.4		391.1		386.7
Dental	53.3		24.4		30.7
Industrial Technologies	63.6		70.6		47.1
Other	2.1		1.4		1.7
Total	$	633.0	$	580.6	$	538.1

Schedule Of Operations In Geographical Areas

Operations in Geographical Areas:

	For the Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2015		2014		2013
Sales:
United States	$	9,072.9	$	8,091.2	$	7,613.6
China	1,989.7		1,727.5		1,612.7
Germany	1,123.5		1,182.9		1,161.5
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)	8,377.0		8,152.4		7,895.3
Total	$	20,563.1	$	19,154.0	$	18,283.1
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	21,939.1	$	16,888.3	$	15,673.7
Germany	3,159.7		1,875.1		1,939.7
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total long-lived assets)	15,286.7		8,797.0		7,945.1
Total	$	40,385.5	$	27,560.4	$	25,558.5

Sales By Major Product Group

Sales by Major Product Group:

	For the Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2015		2014		2013
Analytical and physical instrumentation	$	5,760.6	$	5,778.6	$	5,443.6
Medical and dental products	10,962.8		9,381.6		8,958.0
Motion and industrial automation controls	1,407.0		1,554.5		1,559.1
Product identification	1,571.6		1,611.2		1,551.5
All other	861.1		828.1		770.9
Total	$	20,563.1	$	19,154.0	$	18,283.1