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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 obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable, 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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Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 03, 2022	Apr. 03, 2022	Apr. 04, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Jan. 02, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 1,259,442	$ 1,307,689
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current		171,868			$ 201,073
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized		(57,691)
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Abstract]
Contract with Customer, Asset, Net, Current		62,211			72,117
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current		171,868			$ 201,073
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized		(57,691)
Unbilled Receivables Transferred To Accounts Receivables		(37,062)
Contract with Customer, Liability, Increase (Decrease)		28,486
Contract with Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease)		27,156
Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		1,015,834	941,768
Transferred over Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		243,608	365,921
Americas [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		601,094	576,042
Europe [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		356,406	447,201
Asia [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		301,942	284,446
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		602,366	454,609
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member] \| Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		461,314	326,662
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member] \| Transferred over Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		141,052	127,947
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member] \| Americas [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		273,158	175,115
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member] \| Europe [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		158,238	135,458
Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member] \| Asia [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		170,970	144,036
Diagnostics [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		657,076	853,080
Diagnostics [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		112,700	205,600
Diagnostics [Member] \| California Department of Public Health [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current				$ 126,200
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Abstract]
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current				$ 126,200
Diagnostics [Member] \| California Department of Public Health [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized	$ 117,800
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Abstract]
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized	$ 117,800
Diagnostics [Member] \| Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		554,520	615,106
Diagnostics [Member] \| Transferred over Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		102,556	237,974
Diagnostics [Member] \| Americas [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		327,936	400,927
Diagnostics [Member] \| Europe [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		198,168	311,743
Diagnostics [Member] \| Asia [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		130,972	140,410
Life Sciences [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		412,409	277,201
Life Sciences [Member] \| Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		412,409	277,201
Life Sciences [Member] \| Diagnostics [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		0	0
Diagnostics [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		657,076	853,080
Diagnostics [Member] \| Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		0	0
Diagnostics [Member] \| Diagnostics [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		657,076	853,080
Applied Markets [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		189,957	177,408
Applied Markets [Member] \| Discovery & Analytical Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		189,957	177,408
Applied Markets [Member] \| Diagnostics [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 0	$ 0