Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	May 01, 2020
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Percentage of Total Workforce Eliminated less than		0.50%
Cost of Revenues		$ 2
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		6
Restructuring and other costs, net		38	$ 11
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		46
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	[1]	30
Restructuring and Related Costs, Other Costs (Income), Net		9
Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs		23
Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs		4
Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	[2]	3
Life Sciences Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other costs, net		1
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		1
Analytical Instruments [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other costs, net		14
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		14
Specialty Diagnostics [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		4
Restructuring and other costs, net		2
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		6
Laboratory Products and Services [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues		2
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		2
Restructuring and other costs, net		18
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		22
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of		8
Laboratory Products and Services [Member] | Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other costs, net		10
Corporate [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other costs, net		3
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		$ 3
Forecast [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Identified Future Restructuring Costs				$ 65

[1] Excludes $9 million of charges for fixed asset writedowns and costs associated with environmental remediation at an abandoned facility.

[2] 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.