Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Data [Abstract]

Segment Results

	2011			2010			2009
Total Sales:
Test & Measurement	$	3,390.9		$	2,832.9		$	2,221.3
Environmental		2,939.6			2,738.0			2,418.7
Life Sciences & Diagnostics		4,627.4			2,298.3			1,484.9
Dental		2,011.2			1,824.6			1,657.0
Industrial Technologies		3,121.4			2,540.6			2,126.9
Businesses contributed to Apex joint venture attributable to periods prior to contribution		—			315.6			607.9
	$	16,090.5		$	12,550.0		$	10,516.7
Operating Profit:
Test & Measurement	$	751.2		$	572.9		$	301.4
Environmental		622.7			564.3			471.0
Life Sciences & Diagnostics		402.3			227.9			179.6
Dental		236.1			203.3			215.9
Industrial Technologies		655.0			513.3			297.5
Businesses contributed to Apex joint venture:
Attributable to periods prior to contribution		—			41.5			63.9
Equity method earnings subsequent to JV formation		66.8			22.8			—
Other		(116.9	)		(96.4	)		(89.6	)
	$	2,617.2		$	2,049.6		$	1,439.7
Identifiable Assets (Including Assets Held for Sale):
Test & Measurement	$	5,280.6		$	5,322.9		$	4,577.7
Environmental		2,784.8			2,634.9			2,591.3
Life Sciences & Diagnostics		12,888.4			4,071.7			2,609.5
Dental		4,047.5			4,120.2			3,947.8
Industrial Technologies		3,394.9			2,876.8			2,796.0
Businesses contributed to Apex joint venture		—			—			399.0
Other		1,553.2			3,190.6			2,674.1
	$	29,949.4		$	22,217.1		$	19,595.4
	2011			2010			2009
Depreciation and Amortization:
Test & Measurement	$	126.6		$	107.7		$	93.5
Environmental		45.9			45.9			43.1
Life Sciences & Diagnostics		297.2			90.7			56.6
Dental		94.0			81.7			71.3
Industrial Technologies		65.8			51.5			51.5
Businesses contributed to Apex joint venture attributable to periods prior to contribution		—			6.2			13.8
Other		5.4			4.6			2.0
	$	634.9		$	388.3		$	331.8
Capital Expenditures, Gross
Test & Measurement	$	37.7		$	35.6		$	25.3
Environmental		29.1			25.4			22.8
Life Sciences & Diagnostics		167.0			49.6			25.7
Dental		35.4			31.8			28.5
Industrial Technologies		51.3			35.4			36.6
Businesses contributed to Apex joint venture attributable to periods prior to contribution		—			6.9			9.4
Other		14.0			6.4			27.1
	$	334.5		$	191.1		$	175.4

Schedule Of Operations In Geographical Areas

($ in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Sales:
United States	$	6,787.8	$	5,703.3	$	4,963.9
Germany		1,189.0		928.9		802.0
China		1,133.2		748.7		561.9
Japan		809.4		603.0		410.3
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)		6,171.1		4,566.1		3,778.6
	$	16,090.5	$	12,550.0	$	10,516.7
Long-lived Assets (Including Assets Held for Sale):
United States	$	16,433.0	$	9,979.4	$	8,886.8
Germany		1,455.8		1,398.9		1,488.2
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total long-lived assets)		5,788.3		4,773.4		3,999.8
	$	23,677.1	$	16,151.7	$	14,374.8

Sales By Major Product Group

($ in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Analytical and physical instrumentation	$	5,920.9	$	5,206.0	$	4,364.9
Medical & dental products		6,653.5		4,122.9		3,141.9
Motion and industrial automation controls		1,677.1		1,517.7		1,107.1
Mechanics and related hand tools		305.2		590.9		843.8
Product identification		1,162.1		818.4		780.2
Defense		162.0		136.6		126.3
All other		209.7		157.5		152.5
	$	16,090.5	$	12,550.0	$	10,516.7