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Subsequent Event	6 Months Ended
Subsequent Event	Jun. 29, 2018
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	SUBSEQUENT EVENT In July 2018, the Company announced its intention to spin-off the Dental business into an independent, publicly traded company (the “Dental Separation”). The Dental business had sales for the year-ended December 31, 2017 of $2.8 billion. The transaction is expected to be tax-free to the Company’s shareholders. The Company is targeting to complete the Dental Separation by the second half of 2019, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including obtaining final approval from the Danaher Board of Directors, satisfactory completion of financing, receipt of tax opinions, receipt of favorable rulings from the IRS and receipt of other regulatory approvals.