Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Business Segment Information Tables [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Text Block]

			Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
			July 2,		July 3,			July 2,		July 3,
(In millions)			2011			2010		2011			2010
Revenues
	Analytical Technologies		$	1,282.3		$	1,074.9	$	2,460.0		$	2,158.3
	Laboratory Products and Services			1,756.9			1,653.7		3,442.2			3,324.3
	Eliminations			(141.8)			(132.9)		(283.4)			(260.0)
		Consolidated revenues		2,897.4			2,595.7		5,618.8			5,222.6
Segment Income
	Analytical Technologies (a)			271.2			213.8		518.8			437.1
	Laboratory Products and Services (a)			239.1			233.6		469.7			465.2
		Subtotal reportable segments (a)		510.3			447.4		988.5			902.3
	Cost of revenues charges			(15.4)			(3.7)		(18.3)			(8.8)
	Selling, general and administrative charges, net			(38.0)			0.2		(41.1)			(0.9)
	Restructuring and other costs, net			(39.9)			(8.2)		(55.2)			(25.6)
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			(151.2)			(137.8)		(286.6)			(284.5)
		Consolidated operating income		265.8			297.9		587.3			582.5
	Other expense, net (b)			(10.2)			(36.8)		(32.7)			(61.7)
	Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes		$	255.6		$	261.1	$	554.6		$	520.8
Depreciation
	Analytical Technologies		$	24.5		$	21.6	$	47.0		$	43.3
	Laboratory Products and Services			26.9			25.9		53.3			51.1
		Consolidated depreciation	$	51.4		$	47.5	$	100.3		$	94.4

(a)       Represents operating income before certain charges to cost of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses; restructuring and other costs, net; and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles.

(b)       The company does not allocate other expense, net to its segments.

Reconciliation Of Operating Profit Loss From Segments To Consolidated [Text Block]

			Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
			July 2,		July 3,			July 2,		July 3,
(In millions)			2011			2010		2011			2010
Revenues
	Analytical Technologies		$	1,282.3		$	1,074.9	$	2,460.0		$	2,158.3
	Laboratory Products and Services			1,756.9			1,653.7		3,442.2			3,324.3
	Eliminations			(141.8)			(132.9)		(283.4)			(260.0)
		Consolidated revenues		2,897.4			2,595.7		5,618.8			5,222.6
Segment Income
	Analytical Technologies (a)			271.2			213.8		518.8			437.1
	Laboratory Products and Services (a)			239.1			233.6		469.7			465.2
		Subtotal reportable segments (a)		510.3			447.4		988.5			902.3
	Cost of revenues charges			(15.4)			(3.7)		(18.3)			(8.8)
	Selling, general and administrative charges, net			(38.0)			0.2		(41.1)			(0.9)
	Restructuring and other costs, net			(39.9)			(8.2)		(55.2)			(25.6)
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			(151.2)			(137.8)		(286.6)			(284.5)
		Consolidated operating income		265.8			297.9		587.3			582.5
	Other expense, net (b)			(10.2)			(36.8)		(32.7)			(61.7)
	Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes		$	255.6		$	261.1	$	554.6		$	520.8
Depreciation
	Analytical Technologies		$	24.5		$	21.6	$	47.0		$	43.3
	Laboratory Products and Services			26.9			25.9		53.3			51.1
		Consolidated depreciation	$	51.4		$	47.5	$	100.3		$	94.4

(a)       Represents operating income before certain charges to cost of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses; restructuring and other costs, net; and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles.

(b)       The company does not allocate other expense, net to its segments.