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Segment Information (Segment Results) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Business_Segments	Oct. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2016 Business_Segments	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments reported \| Business_Segments	4		5
Sales	$ 4,132.1	$ 3,512.2		$ 12,298.1	$ 10,110.7
Operating profit	699.1	480.0		2,022.3	1,510.6
Assets	41,297.5			41,297.5		$ 48,222.2
Continuing operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	4,132.1	3,512.2		12,298.1	10,110.7
Operating profit	699.1	480.0		2,022.3	1,510.6
Continuing operations \| Operating segments \| Life Sciences
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,325.4	804.5		3,911.8	1,940.5
Operating profit	204.7	51.5		574.1	196.6
Assets	19,764.4			19,764.4		19,658.4
Continuing operations \| Operating segments \| Diagnostics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,212.7	1,175.8		3,606.5	3,545.0
Operating profit	193.9	159.2		606.3	510.3
Assets	9,928.2			9,928.2		9,950.7
Continuing operations \| Operating segments \| Dental
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	675.6	652.2		2,046.1	2,002.2
Operating profit	101.3	96.8		305.6	254.2
Assets	5,924.6			5,924.6		5,906.9
Continuing operations \| Operating segments \| Environmental & Applied Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	918.4	879.7		2,733.7	2,623.0
Operating profit	223.4	215.6		640.1	661.6
Assets	4,171.7			4,171.7		4,168.8
Continuing operations \| Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	(24.2)	$ (43.1)		(103.8)	$ (112.1)
Assets	1,508.6			1,508.6		1,261.9
Discontinued operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 0.0			$ 0.0		$ 7,275.5