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