Goodwill (Goodwill By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total goodwill	$ 21,580.9	$ 21,014.9
Operating segments | Life Sciences
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total goodwill	11,689.1	11,308.5
Operating segments | Diagnostics
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total goodwill	4,435.2	4,387.4
Operating segments | Dental
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total goodwill	3,313.2	3,236.1
Operating segments | Environmental & Applied Solutions
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total goodwill	$ 2,143.4	$ 2,082.9