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Restructuring and Other Costs, Net (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]
During 2019, the company recorded net restructuring and other costs by segment as follows:
(In millions)Cost of
Revenues		Selling,
General and
Administrative
Expenses		Restructuring
and Other
Costs (Income), Net		Total
Life Sciences Solutions
$16  $—  $24  $40  
Analytical Instruments
—  24  14  38  
Specialty Diagnostics
—  4  (471) (467) 
Laboratory Products and Services
1  35  17  53  
Corporate
—  (1) 3  2  
$17  $62  $(413) $(334) 
During 2018, the company recorded net restructuring and other costs by segment as follows:
(In millions)Cost of
Revenues		Selling,
General and
Administrative
Expenses		Restructuring
and Other
Costs, Net		Total
Life Sciences Solutions
$4  $12  $(17) $(1) 
Analytical Instruments
3  8  28  39  
Specialty Diagnostics
—  3  (1) 2  
Laboratory Products and Services
5  16  31  52  
Corporate
—  (10) 9  (1) 
$12  $29  $50  $91  
During 2017, the company recorded net restructuring and other costs by segment as follows:
(In millions)Cost of
Revenues		Selling,
General and
Administrative
Expenses		Restructuring
and Other
Costs, Net		Total
Life Sciences Solutions
$1  $29  $(16) $14  
Analytical Instruments
31  (2) 30  59  
Specialty Diagnostics
1  (2) 39  38  
Laboratory Products and Services
90  61  41  192  
Corporate
—  (8) 3  (5) 
$123  $78  $97  $298  
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes the cash components of the company’s restructuring plans. The non-cash components and other amounts reported as restructuring and other costs, net, in the accompanying statement of income have been summarized in the notes to the tables. Accrued restructuring costs are included in other accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheet.
(In millions)SeveranceAbandonment
of Excess
Facilities		Other (a)Total
Balance at December 31, 2016$38  $32  $2  $72  
Costs incurred in 2017 (c)
62  27  17  106  
Reserves reversed (b)
(9) —  —  (9) 
Payments
(62) (19) (12) (93) 
Currency translation
1  —  (1) —  
Balance at December 31, 201730  40  6  76  
Costs incurred in 2018 (d)
51  33  18  102  
Reserves reversed (b)
(7) (4) (3) (14) 
Payments
(39) (27) (17) (83) 
Currency translation
(1) —  —  (1) 
Balance at December 31, 201834  42  4  80  
Cumulative effect of accounting change (f)
—  (28) —  (28) 
Costs incurred in 2019 (e)
45  7  14  66  
Reserves reversed (b)
(13) (1) —  (14) 
Payments
(47) (10) (12) (69) 
Currency translation
(1) —  —  (1) 
Balance at December 31, 2019$18  $10  $6  $34  
(a)Other includes relocation and moving expenses associated with facility consolidations, as well as employee retention costs which are accrued ratably over the period through which employees must work to qualify for a payment.
(b)Represents reductions in cost of plans.
(c)Excludes $27 million of net credits associated with litigation-related matters, and $27 million of other restructuring charges, net, primarily for hurricane response/impairment, charges associated with the settlement/curtailment of retirement plans, and non-cash compensation due at an acquired business.
(d)Excludes $38 million of income, net, primarily associated with litigation-related matters, gains on sales of real estate, charges for environmental remediation, and hurricane response costs.
(e)Excludes $482 million of net gain on the sale of businesses, and $17 million of other restructuring charges, net, primarily for the impairment of acquired in-process research and development, pre-acquisition litigation-related matters, and compensation due to employees on the date of acquisition.
(f)Impact of adopting new lease accounting guidance on January 1, 2019.