Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2013	Aug. 01, 2014
Restructuring And Other Costs, Net Disclosure
Restructuring and Related Cost, Percentage of Total Workforce Eliminated			1.00%
Identified Future Restructuring Costs					$ 70.0
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues	156.1		324.6
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	14.9		97.7
Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	60.9	21.5	(521.3)	43.0
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	231.9		(99.0)
Restructuring and Related Costs, Non-Cash Costs (Income), Net			1.9
Gain (Loss) Related To Pre-acquisition Litigation-related Matter			(10.9)
Gain (Loss) on Divestiture of Businesses			761.8	0
Monetized Equity Awards [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Non-Cash Costs (Income), Net			19.6
Life Sciences Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues	155.8		324.8
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	12.3		95.1
Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	47.4		(540.7)
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	215.5		(120.8)
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	39.7		208.5
Gain (Loss) Related To Pre-acquisition Litigation-related Matter	(10.9)		(10.9)
Gain (Loss) on Divestiture of Businesses	3.2		760.4
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	34.2
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	0.8
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	4.7
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Monetized Equity Awards [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs			91.7
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Transaction Costs Related to Acquisition [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses			77.9
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Costs to Conform Accounting Policies [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues			21.4
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses			16.2
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Charges for Sales of Inventories Revalued at Acquisition [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues			302.3
Analytical Instruments [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues	0		(0.8)
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	1.1		1.1
Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	3.1		4.3
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	4.2		4.6
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	3.0
Analytical Instruments [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	1.4
Analytical Instruments [Member] | Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	0.8
Analytical Instruments [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	0.8
Specialty Diagnostics [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues	0.2		0.4
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	1.5		1.5
Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	4.9		7.7
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	6.6		9.6
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	4.9		8.7
Restructuring and Related Costs, Non-Cash Costs (Income), Net			(1.0)
Specialty Diagnostics [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	2.6		4.7
Laboratory Products and Services [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues	0.1		0.2
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	0
Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	4.0		5.2
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	4.1		5.4
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	3.9		5.0
Laboratory Products and Services [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	2.2
Laboratory Products and Services [Member] | Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	1.4
Corporate [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	0
Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	1.5		2.2
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net	1.5		2.2
Corporate [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs			$ 0.9