Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Segment Results

Segment results are shown below ($ in millions):

	Three-Month Period Ended
	March 31, 2017			April 1, 2016
Sales:
Life Sciences	$	1,308.1		$	1,258.1
Diagnostics	1,327.3			1,136.2
Dental	655.5			655.9
Environmental & Applied Solutions	914.8			873.9
Total	$	4,205.7		$	3,924.1
Operating Profit:
Life Sciences	$	211.6		$	177.2
Diagnostics	154.6			180.2
Dental	89.4			95.1
Environmental & Applied Solutions	208.0			198.4
Other	(39.7		)	(37.8		)
Total	$	623.9		$	613.1

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

	2016			2015			2014
Sales:
Life Sciences	$	5,365.9		$	3,314.6		$	2,511.5
Diagnostics	5,038.3			4,832.5			4,618.8
Dental	2,785.4			2,736.8			2,193.1
Environmental & Applied Solutions	3,692.8			3,549.8			3,543.5
Total	$	16,882.4		$	14,433.7		$	12,866.9
Operating profit:
Life Sciences	$	818.9		$	329.2		$	368.5
Diagnostics	786.4			746.2			725.0
Dental	419.4			370.4			304.4
Environmental & Applied Solutions	870.0			866.6			781.8
Other	(143.8		)	(150.2		)	(134.7		)
Total	$	2,750.9		$	2,162.2		$	2,045.0
Identifiable assets:
Life Sciences	$	19,875.9		$	19,658.4		$	3,962.3
Diagnostics	14,159.6			9,848.2			9,836.5
Dental	5,772.2			5,906.9			6,224.3
Environmental & Applied Solutions	4,172.9			4,223.5			4,147.8
Other	1,314.7			1,309.7			3,615.2
Discontinued operations	—			7,275.5			9,205.6
Total	$	45,295.3		$	48,222.2		$	36,991.7
Depreciation and amortization:
Life Sciences	$	426.2		$	210.1		$	101.1
Diagnostics	481.5			449.7			437.8
Dental	127.2			132.0			85.0
Environmental & Applied Solutions	86.7			82.2			88.6
Other	6.5			6.8			5.6
Total	$	1,128.1		$	880.8		$	718.1

	2016		2015		2014
Capital expenditures, gross:
Life Sciences	$	109.7	$	62.3	$	39.6
Diagnostics	374.3		336.8		351.2
Dental	49.1		53.3		24.4
Environmental & Applied Solutions	51.0		58.4		49.9
Other	5.5		2.1		0.3
Total	$	589.6	$	512.9	$	465.4

Schedule Of Operations In Geographical Areas

Operations in Geographical Areas:

	For the Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2016		2015		2014
Sales:
United States	$	6,377.4	$	5,678.3	$	4,821.6
China	1,799.1		1,552.9		1,288.3
Germany	1,084.6		858.4		863.5
Japan	864.7		668.5		584.8
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)	6,756.6		5,675.6		5,308.7
Total	$	16,882.4	$	14,433.7	$	12,866.9
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	1,198.4	$	1,189.6	$	791.8
Germany	190.8		192.9		159.0
United Kingdom	140.6		165.5		57.3
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total property, plant and equipment, net)	824.2		754.7		657.7
Total	$	2,354.0	$	2,302.7	$	1,665.8

Sales By Major Product Group

Sales by Major Product Group:

	For the Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2016		2015		2014
Analytical and physical instrumentation	$	2,088.9	$	2,014.4	$	1,967.7
Research and medical products	10,366.7		8,110.9		7,094.9
Dental products	2,785.4		2,736.8		2,193.1
Product identification	1,641.4		1,571.6		1,611.2
Total	$	16,882.4	$	14,433.7	$	12,866.9