Segment Information (Segment Results) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($) Business_Segments	Apr. 03, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments reported \| Business_Segments	5
Sales	$ 5,387.2	$ 4,694.7
Operating profit	882.1	755.1
Operating segments \| Test & Measurement
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	640.3	678.9
Operating profit	133.8	151.6
Operating segments \| Environmental
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	855.8	823.2
Operating profit	147.7	160.6
Operating segments \| Life Sciences & Diagnostics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	2,411.9	1,695.7
Operating profit	359.8	215.5
Operating segments \| Dental
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	655.9	662.4
Operating profit	95.1	60.1
Operating segments \| Industrial Technologies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	823.3	834.5
Operating profit	200.1	205.2
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ (54.4)	$ (37.9)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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