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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit.

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Acquisitions, License Agreements and Other Investments Schedule of Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 13, 2018	Sep. 28, 2018	Dec. 29, 2017
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)		$ 886.6	$ 612.1
In-process Research and Development
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)		851.6	$ 577.1
Amitiza [Member] \| Sucampo [Member]
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	$ 634.0
Business Combination, Cash Flow Discount Rate	14.00%
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	9 years
Rescula [Member] \| Sucampo [Member]
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	$ 11.0
Business Combination, Cash Flow Discount Rate	14.00%
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	8 years
VTS-270 [Member] \| Sucampo [Member]
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Business Combination, Cash Flow Discount Rate	15.00%
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)		$ 274.5