Special Charges (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) employees	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) employees
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Special charge	$ 7.1		$ 3.7
Reversals of previously recorded expenses	0.3
Welch Allyn Integration [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Special charge	$ 3.5	$ 14.4
Number of positions eliminated | employees	100
Expected additional costs	$ 2.0
Welch Allyn Integration [Member] | Employee Termination and Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Special charge	1.0
Site Consolidation [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of positions eliminated | employees				160
Site Consolidation [Member] | Employee Termination and Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Special charge				$ 2.7
Reversals of previously recorded expenses	0.2
Site Consolidation [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Special charge	1.7			$ 1.8
Site Consolidation [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected additional costs	1.0
Site Consolidation [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected additional costs	2.0
Global Restructuring Program [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Aggregate special charges recognized	38.7
Global Restructuring Program [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Special charge	1.1		$ 3.7
Global Restructuring Program [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Europe [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected additional costs	4.0
Global Restructuring Program [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Europe [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected additional costs	$ 8.0