SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates and reports its results in four separate business segments consisting of the Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Dental and Environmental & Applied Solutions segments. When determining the reportable segments, the Company aggregated operating segments based on their similar economic and operating characteristics. Operating profit represents total revenues less operating expenses, excluding nonoperating income and expense, interest and income taxes. Operating profit amounts in the Other segment consist of unallocated corporate costs and other costs not considered part of management’s evaluation of reportable segment operating performance. The identifiable assets by segment are those used in each segment’s operations. Intersegment amounts are not significant and are eliminated to arrive at consolidated totals.

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



	2018			2017			2016
Sales:
Life Sciences	$	6,471.4		$	5,710.1		$	5,365.9
Diagnostics	6,257.6			5,839.9			5,038.3
Dental	2,844.5			2,810.9			2,785.4
Environmental & Applied Solutions	4,319.5			3,968.8			3,692.8
Total	$	19,893.0		$	18,329.7		$	16,882.4

Operating profit:
Life Sciences	$	1,229.3		$	1,004.3		$	818.9
Diagnostics	1,073.8			871.6			786.4
Dental	346.7			400.7			419.4
Environmental & Applied Solutions	988.0			914.6			870.0
Other	(234.0		)	(200.8		)	(159.5		)
Total	$	3,403.8		$	2,990.4		$	2,735.2

Identifiable assets:
Life Sciences	$	22,122.4		$	20,576.8		$	19,875.9
Diagnostics	14,031.1			14,359.2			14,159.6
Dental	5,897.3			6,026.8			5,772.2
Environmental & Applied Solutions	4,637.3			4,649.2			4,172.9
Other	1,144.4			1,036.6			1,314.7
Total	$	47,832.5		$	46,648.6		$	45,295.3

Depreciation and amortization:
Life Sciences	$	471.2		$	427.9		$	426.2
Diagnostics	589.0			581.5			481.5
Dental	130.0			121.4			127.2
Environmental & Applied Solutions	109.0			99.9			86.7
Other	8.5			7.6			6.5
Total	$	1,307.7		$	1,238.3		$	1,128.1



	2018		2017		2016
Capital expenditures, gross:
Life Sciences	$	140.1	$	130.6	$	109.7
Diagnostics	380.0		372.6		374.3
Dental	72.2		48.9		49.1
Environmental & Applied Solutions	57.1		60.9		51.0
Other	6.3		6.6		5.5
Total	$	655.7	$	619.6	$	589.6

Operations in Geographical Areas:



	Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Sales:
United States	$	7,374.4	$	6,837.9	$	6,377.4
China	2,357.3		2,011.6		1,799.1
Germany	1,247.0		1,161.6		1,084.6
Japan	918.7		872.1		864.7
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)	7,995.6		7,446.5		6,756.6
Total	$	19,893.0	$	18,329.7	$	16,882.4

Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	1,224.4	$	1,126.2	$	1,198.4
Germany	198.3		212.4		190.8
United Kingdom	157.0		152.0		140.6
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total property, plant and equipment, net)	931.5		964.0		824.2
Total	$	2,511.2	$	2,454.6	$	2,354.0

Sales by Major Product Group:



	Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Analytical and physical instrumentation	$	2,437.0	$	2,232.9	$	2,088.9
Research and medical products	12,686.0		11,512.4		10,366.7
Dental products	2,844.5		2,810.9		2,785.4
Product identification	1,925.5		1,773.5		1,641.4
Total	$	19,893.0	$	18,329.7	$	16,882.4