Restructuring and Other Costs, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Oct. 01, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015	Oct. 01, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015	Nov. 04, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Percentage of Total Workforce Eliminated				2.00%
Cost of Revenues		$ 32.4		$ 60.4
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		62.5		95.2
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net		54.9	$ 15.5	140.9	$ 67.9
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		149.8		296.5
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	[1]			136.8
Restructuring and Related Costs, Other Costs (Income), Net				5.2
Loss (Gain) on Divestiture of Businesses				0.0	$ (7.6)
Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs				84.9
Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs				43.4
Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs				8.5
Life Sciences Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues		10.8		30.9
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		6.2		32.6
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net		10.2		57.4
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		27.2		120.9
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs				62.3
Restructuring and Related Costs, Other Costs (Income), Net				(0.6)
Loss (Gain) Related to Litigation-related Matter				(4.3)
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs				44.6
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs				17.7
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Transaction Costs Related to Acquisition [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses				30.9
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Contingent Acquisition Consideration [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses				(1.9)
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Costs to Conform Accounting Policies [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues				3.9
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Charges for Sales of Inventories Revalued at Acquisition [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues				27.0
Life Sciences Solutions [Member] | Accelerated Depreciation Related to Facility Consolidations [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses				3.6
Analytical Instruments [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues		21.6		21.6
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		39.1		40.9
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net		30.9		55.4
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		91.6		117.9
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs		30.9		58.1
Loss (Gain) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment				(2.7)
Analytical Instruments [Member] | Transaction Costs Related to Acquisition [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		30.5		32.2
Analytical Instruments [Member] | Costs to Conform Accounting Policies [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues		16.1		16.1
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		8.5		8.5
Analytical Instruments [Member] | Charges for Sales of Inventories Revalued at Acquisition [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues		5.5		5.5
Specialty Diagnostics [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net		11.7		11.6
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		11.7		11.6
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs				3.7
Restructuring and Related Costs, Other Costs (Income), Net				(2.1)
Loss (Gain) Related to Litigation-related Matter		10.0		10.0
Laboratory Products and Services [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues				7.9
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses				0.5
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net		1.5		15.4
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		1.5		23.8
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs		2.2		10.1
Loss (Gain) Related to Litigation-related Matter		(0.7)		(1.3)
Laboratory Products and Services [Member] | Environmental Restoration Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net				6.8
Laboratory Products and Services [Member] | Charges for Sales of Inventories Revalued at Acquisition [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues				6.2
Laboratory Products and Services [Member] | Accelerated Depreciation Related to Facility Consolidations [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues				1.7
Corporate [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		17.2		21.2
Restructuring and Other Costs, Net		0.6		1.1
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		17.8		22.3
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs		0.6		1.5
Loss (Gain) due to Pension Plan Settlements and Curtailments				(0.4)
Corporate [Member] | Product Liability, Workers Compensation and Other Personal Injury Matters [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		$ 17.2		17.2
Corporate [Member] | Accelerated Depreciation Related to Facility Consolidations [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses				$ 4.0
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Identified Future Restructuring Costs						$ 70.0

[1] Excludes $5.2 million of charges, net, primarily associated with environmental and litigation-related matters and sales of real estate.