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Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Sep. 28, 2014
Jun. 29, 2014
Mar. 30, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Sep. 29, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Mar. 29, 2015
Oct. 23, 2014
Oct. 24, 2012
Schedule of Stockholders' Equity [Line Items]                            
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, before Tax                   $ 4,800,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesBeforeTax        
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased                         8,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased 6,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
Cash dividends (per share) $ 0.07us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.07us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.07us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.07us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.07us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.07us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.07us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.07us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.28us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.28us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared        
Aggregate cost of repurchased common stock to satisfy statutory tax withholding obligation requirements                 4,300,000pki_AggregateCostOfRepurchasedCommonSharesForStatutoryTaxWithholdingObligations 4,400,000pki_AggregateCostOfRepurchasedCommonSharesForStatutoryTaxWithholdingObligations 2,100,000pki_AggregateCostOfRepurchasedCommonSharesForStatutoryTaxWithholdingObligations      
Number of common stock repurchased in open market                 1,400,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares 3,600,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares 0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares      
Stock repurchase program, number of shares remained available for repurchase 7,400,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased               7,400,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased          
Repurchases of common stock                 61,300,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue 123,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue        
Repurchased shares of common stock to satisfy statutory tax withholding obligation requirements                 98,269pki_RepurchasedCommonSharesForStatutoryTaxWithholdingObligations 127,544pki_RepurchasedCommonSharesForStatutoryTaxWithholdingObligations 82,186pki_RepurchasedCommonSharesForStatutoryTaxWithholdingObligations      
Dividends accrued 7,900,000us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent               7,900,000us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent          
Other Comprehensive Loss (Income), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax                   1,900,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax 800,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax      
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Amortization Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, for Net Prior Service (Cost) Credit, Net of Tax                 146,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax (658,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax (82,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax      
Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]                            
Schedule of Stockholders' Equity [Line Items]                            
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, before Tax         $ (2,800,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesBeforeTax
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        $ (2,000,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesBeforeTax
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$ (2,000,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesBeforeTax
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Subsequent Event [Member]                            
Schedule of Stockholders' Equity [Line Items]                            
Cash dividends (per share)                       $ 0.07us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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