Restructuring and Other Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Oct. 02, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020	Oct. 02, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020	Nov. 04, 2021
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Percentage of Total Workforce Eliminated less than				1.00%
Cost of Revenues				$ 8
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		$ 59		33
Restructuring and other costs		18	$ 17	151	$ 67
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income)		77		192
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	[1],[2]			23
Restructuring and Related Costs, Other Costs (Income)				128
Life Sciences Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues				8
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		23		(24)
Restructuring and other costs		(3)		125
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income)		20		109
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)				110
Analytical Instruments [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		1		1
Restructuring and other costs		2		5
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income)		3		6
Specialty Diagnostics [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses				(2)
Restructuring and other costs		14		17
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income)		14		15
Laboratory Products and Services [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		26		49
Restructuring and other costs		(3)		(5)
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income)		23		44
Corporate [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		9		9
Restructuring and other costs		8		9
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income)		$ 17		$ 18
Forecast [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Identified Future Restructuring Costs						$ 25

[1] Excludes $128 million of net charges, principally for impairment of acquired technology, compensation contractually due and paid to employees of acquired businesses at the date of acquisition, fixed asset write-downs, and charges associated with pre-acquisition related matters.

[2] The movements in the restructuring liability principally consist of severance and other costs such as 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.