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Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment


	2011			2010
Land and improvements	$	180.1		$	119.3
Buildings		937.4			728.2
Machinery and equipment		2,117.7			1,717.4
Customer-leased instruments		531.8			—

		3,767.0			2,564.9
Less accumulated depreciation		(1,666.0	)		(1,435.1	)

	$	2,101.0		$	1,129.8

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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