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Contract with Customer, Liability, Increase (Decrease)

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, classified as current.

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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 04, 2021	Jul. 05, 2020	Jul. 04, 2021	Jul. 05, 2020	Jan. 03, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ 1,228,471	$ 811,718	$ 2,536,160	$ 1,464,114
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Abstract]
Contract with Customer, Asset, Net, Current	51,900		51,900		$ 59,500
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	230,700		230,700		$ 238,100
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized			(57,100)
Unbilled Receivables Transferred To Accounts Receivables			(46,200)
Contract with Customer, Liability, Increase (Decrease)			49,600
Contract with Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease)			38,600
Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	884,913	664,549	1,826,681	1,164,109
Transferred over Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	343,558	147,169	709,479	300,005
Americas [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	575,303	316,991	1,151,345	591,264
Europe [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	346,353	253,364	793,554	453,620
Asia [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	306,815	241,363	591,261	419,230
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	512,829	391,002	967,438	789,397
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member] \| Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	378,310	265,903	704,972	533,810
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member] \| Transferred over Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	134,519	125,099	262,466	255,587
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member] \| Americas [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	206,938	160,382	382,053	329,498
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member] \| Europe [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	145,576	103,497	281,034	222,154
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member] \| Asia [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	160,315	127,123	304,351	237,745
Diagnostics [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	715,642	420,716	1,568,722	674,717
Diagnostics [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	192,500		398,000
Diagnostics [Member] \| Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	506,603	398,646	1,121,709	630,299
Diagnostics [Member] \| Transferred over Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	209,039	22,070	447,013	44,418
Diagnostics [Member] \| Americas [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	368,365	156,609	769,292	261,766
Diagnostics [Member] \| Europe [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	200,777	149,867	512,520	231,466
Diagnostics [Member] \| Asia [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	146,500	114,240	286,910	181,485
Life Sciences [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	308,681	237,120	585,882	482,853
Life Sciences [Member] \| Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	308,681	237,120	585,882	482,853
Life Sciences [Member] \| Diagnostics [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	0	0	0	0
Diagnostics [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	715,642	420,716	1,568,722	674,717
Diagnostics [Member] \| Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	0	0	0	0
Diagnostics [Member] \| Diagnostics [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	715,642	420,716	1,568,722	674,717
Applied Markets [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	204,148	153,882	381,556	306,544
Applied Markets [Member] \| Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	204,148	153,882	381,556	306,544
Applied Markets [Member] \| Diagnostics [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0