Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Segment Results

Detailed segment data for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is presented in the following table ($ in millions):

	2013			2012			2011
Total sales:
Test & Measurement	$	3,417.3		$	3,381.0		$	3,390.9
Environmental	3,316.9			3,063.5			2,939.6
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	6,856.4			6,485.1			4,627.4
Dental	2,094.9			2,022.9			2,011.2
Industrial Technologies	3,432.5			3,307.9			3,121.4
Total	$	19,118.0		$	18,260.4		$	16,090.5
Operating profit:
Test & Measurement	$	669.5		$	701.2		$	751.2
Environmental	696.5			652.5			622.7
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	1,009.8			861.1			402.3
Dental	304.9			293.1			236.1
Industrial Technologies	722.9			685.6			655.0
Equity method earnings related to Apex joint venture	—			69.9			66.8
Other	(128.7		)	(98.3		)	(116.9		)
Total	$	3,274.9		$	3,165.1		$	2,617.2
Identifiable assets (including assets held for sale):
Test & Measurement	$	5,495.0		$	5,505.8		$	5,280.6
Environmental	3,584.5			3,146.6			2,784.8
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	13,614.7			13,305.2			12,888.4
Dental	4,095.1			4,079.9			4,047.5
Industrial Technologies	4,363.6			4,235.6			3,394.9
Other	3,519.3			2,667.9			1,553.3
Total	$	34,672.2		$	32,941.0		$	29,949.5
Depreciation and amortization:
Test & Measurement	$	135.1		$	132.3		$	126.6
Environmental	62.7			48.9			45.9
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	517.3			478.2			297.2
Dental	83.3			92.4			94.0
Industrial Technologies	89.2			80.8			65.8
Other	7.4			7.2			5.5
Total	$	895.0		$	839.8		$	635.0

	2013		2012		2011
Capital expenditures, gross:
Test & Measurement	$	38.8	$	37.5	$	37.7
Environmental	46.5		29.5		29.1
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	386.7		296.8		167.0
Dental	30.7		30.2		35.4
Industrial Technologies	47.1		49.0		51.3
Other	1.7		15.3		14.0
Total	$	551.5	$	458.3	$	334.5

Schedule Of Operations In Geographical Areas

Operations in Geographical Areas

Year Ended December 31

($ in millions)	2013		2012		2011
Sales:
United States	$	8,109.3	$	7,809.8	$	6,787.8
China	1,631.8		1,443.5		1,133.2
Germany	1,182.8		1,111.3		1,189.0
Japan	777.7		892.8		809.4
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)	7,416.4		7,003.0		6,171.1
Total	$	19,118.0	$	18,260.4	$	16,090.5
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale):
United States	$	15,673.7	$	15,980.8	$	16,433.0
Germany	1,939.7		1,957.1		1,455.8
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total long-lived assets)	7,945.1		7,415.3		5,788.3
Total	$	25,558.5	$	25,353.2	$	23,677.1

Sales By Major Product Group

Sales by Major Product Group

Year Ended December 31

($ in millions)	2013		2012		2011
Analytical & physical instrumentation	$	6,278.5	$	6,000.8	$	5,920.9
Medical & dental products	8,958.0		8,509.1		6,653.5
Motion & industrial automation controls	1,559.1		1,592.4		1,677.1
Product identification	1,551.5		1,410.3		1,162.1
All other	770.9		747.8		676.9
Total	$	19,118.0	$	18,260.4	$	16,090.5