Restructuring and Other Costs, Net (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Nov. 01, 2013
Restructuring And Other Costs, Net Disclosure
Restructuring and Related Cost, Percentage of Total Workforce Eliminated			2.00%
Identified Future Restructuring Costs					$ 60.0
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues	0.9		27.2
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	24.0		47.9
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net	11.4	15.2	54.4	51.7
Total Restructuring and Other Costs, Net	36.3		129.5
Analytical Technologies [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues	0.4		1.9
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	16.4		26.7
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net	1.4		15.0
Total Restructuring and Other Costs, Net	18.2		43.6
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	3.4		16.6
Asset Writedowns			0.4
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment	2.0		2.0
Analytical Technologies [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	3.0		12.4
Analytical Technologies [Member] | Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	0.2		2.4
Analytical Technologies [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	0.2		1.8
Specialty Diagnostics [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues	0.5		24.7
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	(0.7)		12.9
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net	5.2		14.9
Total Restructuring and Other Costs, Net	5.0		52.5
Specialty Diagnostics [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	4.2		13.0
Specialty Diagnostics [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	1.1		2.0
Laboratory Products and Services [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues	0		0.6
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	0		0
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net	4.7		22.5
Total Restructuring and Other Costs, Net	4.7		23.1
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	3.6		21.1
Restructuring and Related Costs, Non-Cash Costs (Income), Net	1.1		1.4
Laboratory Products and Services [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	2.4		15.2
Laboratory Products and Services [Member] | Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	1.3		3.4
Laboratory Products and Services [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs			2.5
Corporate [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	8.3		8.3
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net	0.1		2.0
Total Restructuring and Other Costs, Net	8.4		10.3
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	0.1		2.0
Corporate [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	$ 0.1