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Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Useful Lives Of Depreciable Assets) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Buildings
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Useful life of property, plant and equipment, minimum, in years 30 years
Leased assets and leasehold improvements
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Amortization period Amortized over the lesser of the economic life of the asset or the term of the lease
Machinery and equipment | Minimum
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Useful life of property, plant and equipment, minimum, in years 3 years
Machinery and equipment | Maximum
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Useful life of property, plant and equipment, minimum, in years 10 years
Customer-leased instruments | Minimum
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Useful life of property, plant and equipment, minimum, in years 5 years
Customer-leased instruments | Maximum
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Useful life of property, plant and equipment, minimum, in years 7 years