Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2010

Acquisitions Disclosure Tables [Abstract]

Components of Purchase Price Allocation

       The components of the purchase price allocations for 2010 acquisitions are as follows:

(In millions)			Ahura Scientific		Finnzymes		Fermentas		Other		Total
Purchase Price
	Cash paid		$	164.0	$	59.0	$	278.7	$	145.5	$	647.2
	Debt assumed			0.6		—		3.6		1.1		5.3
	Fair value of contingent consideration			19.6		—		—		3.9		23.5
	Cash acquired			(17.8)		(0.7)		(21.9)		(5.3)		(45.7)
			$	166.4	$	58.3	$	260.4	$	145.2	$	630.3
Allocation
	Current assets		$	22.3	$	6.1	$	19.9	$	29.2	$	77.5
	Property, plant and equipment			3.3		3.4		9.6		4.1		20.4
	Intangible assets:
		Customer relationships		46.1		16.1		67.9		40.1		170.2
		Product technology		30.4		18.6		73.5		24.7		147.2
		In-process research and development		—		—		—		4.4		4.4
		Tradenames and other		0.4		0.1		5.3		4.4		10.2
	Goodwill			109.9		24.8		119.9		59.2		313.8
	Other assets			0.1		2.0		3.0		7.4		12.5
	Liabilities assumed			(46.1)		(12.8)		(38.7)		(28.3)		(125.9)
			$	166.4	$	58.3	$	260.4	$	145.2	$	630.3

The components of the purchase price allocations for 2009 acquisitions, as revised in 2010 for finalization of the purchase price allocations are as follows:

(In millions)			Biolab		B.R.A.H.M.S.		Other Analytical Technologies		Other Laboratory Products and Services		Total
Purchase Price
	Cash paid		$	132.9	$	454.1	$	28.5	$	7.4	$	622.9
	Debt assumed			—		32.3		0.4		0.5		33.2
	Fair value of contingent consideration			—		—		0.6		—		0.6
	Cash acquired			(1.3)		(4.8)		(0.2)		—		(6.3)
	Other			—		—		0.9		—		0.9
			$	131.6	$	481.6	$	30.2	$	7.9	$	651.3
Allocation
	Current assets		$	38.2	$	47.4	$	3.7	$	2.8	$	92.1
	Property, plant and equipment			3.3		32.9		0.7		0.1		37.0
	Intangible assets:
		Customer relationships		51.4		203.8		4.2		2.5		261.9
		Product technology		0.9		135.2		6.9		—		143.0
		Tradenames and other		1.3		9.4		0.2		—		10.9
	Goodwill			62.3		183.4		19.3		4.7		269.7
	Other assets			—		3.5		—		—		3.5
	Liabilities assumed			(25.8)		(134.0)		(4.8)		(2.2)		(166.8)
			$	131.6	$	481.6	$	30.2	$	7.9	$	651.3

       The components of the purchase price allocations for 2008 acquisitions, as revised in 2009 for finalization of the purchase price allocations and earned contingent purchase price payments where applicable, are as follows:

(In millions)			Analytical Technologies		Laboratory Products and Services		Total
Purchase Price
	Cash paid including transaction costs		$	107.0	$	91.9	$	198.9
	Debt assumed			0.1		8.1		8.2
	Purchase price payable			2.0		3.1		5.1
	Cash acquired			(1.5)		(1.9)		(3.4)
			$	107.6	$	101.2	$	208.8
Allocation
	Current assets		$	12.7	$	32.8	$	45.5
	Property, plant and equipment			3.4		15.3		18.7
	Intangible assets:
		Customer relationships		23.2		25.3		48.5
		Product technology		25.7		6.3		32.0
		Tradenames and other		5.1		2.9		8.0
	Goodwill			54.0		46.0		100.0
	Other assets			0.4		0.1		0.5
	Liabilities assumed			(16.9)		(27.5)		(44.4)
			$	107.6	$	101.2	$	208.8