Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Warranty Obligations [Table Text Block]

The changes in the carrying amount of warranty obligations are as follows:

		Year Ended
		December 31,		December 31,
(In millions)		2011			2010
Beginning Balance		$	41.7		$	45.1
	Provision charged to income		54.4			40.9
	Usage		(55.1)			(42.7)
	Acquisitions		3.0			0.2
	Adjustments to previously provided warranties, net		(1.2)			(1.5)
	Other, net		(0.6)			(0.3)
Ending Balance		$	42.2		$	41.7

Inventories [Table Text Block]

The components of inventories are as follows:

	December 31,		December 31,
(In millions)		2011	2010
Raw Materials	$	335.2	$	299.3
Work in Process		129.3		101.0
Finished Goods		865.6		752.7
	$	1,330.1	$	1,153.0

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	December 31,		December 31,
(In millions)		2011	2010
Land	$	179.9	$	137.0
Buildings and Improvements		747.4		649.0
Machinery, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements		1,647.6		1,354.4
		2,574.9		2,140.4
Less: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization		963.6		820.5
	$	1,611.3	$	1,319.9

Finite-Lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Acquisition-related intangible assets are as follows:

		December 31, 2011							December 31, 2010
				Accumulated							Accumulated
(In millions)		Gross			Amortization		Net		Gross			Amortization		Net
Continuing Operations:
Definite Lives:
	Customer relationships	$	6,572.6		$	(2,146.5)	$	4,426.1	$	5,215.8		$	(1,741.3)	$	3,474.5
	Product technology		2,268.5			(726.7)		1,541.8		1,266.7			(546.1)		720.6
	Tradenames		763.0			(264.9)		498.1		605.3			(221.6)		383.7
	Patents		19.5			(18.5)		1.0		19.7			(17.9)		1.8
	Other		13.6			(12.7)		0.9		14.0			(12.2)		1.8
			9,637.2			(3,169.3)		6,467.9		7,121.5			(2,539.1)		4,582.4
Indefinite Lives:
	Tradenames		1,326.9			—		1,326.9		1,326.9			—		1,326.9
	In-process research and development		21.1			—		21.1		4.4			—		4.4
			1,348.0			—		1,348.0		1,331.3			—		1,331.3
		$	10,985.2		$	(3,169.3)	$	7,815.9	$	8,452.8		$	(2,539.1)	$	5,913.7
Discontinued Operations:
Definite Lives:
	Customer relationships								$	70.7		$	(25.4)	$	45.3
	Product technology									55.9			(24.1)		31.8
	Tradenames									70.9			(20.6)		50.3
									$	197.5		$	(70.1)	$	127.4

Indefinite-lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Acquisition-related intangible assets are as follows:

		December 31, 2011							December 31, 2010
				Accumulated							Accumulated
(In millions)		Gross			Amortization		Net		Gross			Amortization		Net
Continuing Operations:
Definite Lives:
	Customer relationships	$	6,572.6		$	(2,146.5)	$	4,426.1	$	5,215.8		$	(1,741.3)	$	3,474.5
	Product technology		2,268.5			(726.7)		1,541.8		1,266.7			(546.1)		720.6
	Tradenames		763.0			(264.9)		498.1		605.3			(221.6)		383.7
	Patents		19.5			(18.5)		1.0		19.7			(17.9)		1.8
	Other		13.6			(12.7)		0.9		14.0			(12.2)		1.8
			9,637.2			(3,169.3)		6,467.9		7,121.5			(2,539.1)		4,582.4
Indefinite Lives:
	Tradenames		1,326.9			—		1,326.9		1,326.9			—		1,326.9
	In-process research and development		21.1			—		21.1		4.4			—		4.4
			1,348.0			—		1,348.0		1,331.3			—		1,331.3
		$	10,985.2		$	(3,169.3)	$	7,815.9	$	8,452.8		$	(2,539.1)	$	5,913.7
Discontinued Operations:
Definite Lives:
	Customer relationships								$	70.7		$	(25.4)	$	45.3
	Product technology									55.9			(24.1)		31.8
	Tradenames									70.9			(20.6)		50.3
									$	197.5		$	(70.1)	$	127.4

Finite-Lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The estimated future amortization expense of acquisition-related intangible assets with definite lives is as follows:

(In millions)
	2012	$	735.5
	2013		722.3
	2014		685.8
	2015		666.3
	2016		632.9
	2017 and thereafter		3,025.1
		$	6,467.9

Goodwill [Table Text Block]

       The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows:

(In millions)		Analytical Technologies		Specialty Diagnostics		Laboratory Products and Services		Total
Balance at December 31, 2009		$	1,572.3	$	2,181.1	$	4,938.8	$	8,692.2
	Acquisitions		278.6		21.3		13.9		313.8
	Tax benefit from Fisher equity awards		(0.9)		(5.2)		(15.8)		(21.9)
	Currency translation		(0.1)		(6.4)		2.0		(4.5)
	Other		(0.4)		2.1		(0.4)		1.3
Balance at December 31, 2010			1,849.5		2,192.9		4,938.5		8,980.9
	Acquisitions		1,316.9		1,828.8		18.4		3,164.1
	Finalization of purchase price allocations for 2010 acquisitions		(4.4)		—		5.0		0.6
	Tax benefit from Fisher equity awards		(0.1)		(0.9)		(2.7)		(3.7)
	Sale of businesses		(0.1)		—		(9.9)		(10.0)
	Currency translation		(7.7)		(150.1)		(1.9)		(159.7)
	Other		(0.5)		(0.1)		1.7		1.1
Balance at December 31, 2011		$	3,153.6	$	3,870.6	$	4,949.1	$	11,973.3