Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Segment Results

Detailed segment data for the years ended December 31 is as follows ($ in millions):

	2014			2013			2012
Sales:
Test & Measurement	$	3,461.9		$	3,417.3		$	3,381.0
Environmental	3,547.3			3,316.9			3,063.5
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	7,185.7			6,856.4			6,485.1
Dental	2,193.1			2,094.9			2,022.9
Industrial Technologies	3,525.8			3,432.5			3,307.9
Total	$	19,913.8		$	19,118.0		$	18,260.4
Operating profit:
Test & Measurement	$	657.9		$	669.5		$	701.2
Environmental	705.2			696.5			652.5
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	1,105.9			1,009.8			861.1
Dental	304.4			304.9			293.1
Industrial Technologies	801.3			722.9			685.6
Equity method earnings related to Apex joint venture	—			—			69.9
Other	(143.4		)	(128.7		)	(98.3		)
Total	$	3,431.3		$	3,274.9		$	3,165.1
Identifiable assets:
Test & Measurement	$	5,434.4		$	5,495.0		$	5,505.8
Environmental	3,824.9			3,584.5			3,146.6
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	13,743.9			13,614.7			13,305.2
Dental	6,224.3			4,095.1			4,079.9
Industrial Technologies	4,149.0			4,363.6			4,235.6
Other	3,615.2			3,519.3			2,667.9
Total	$	36,991.7		$	34,672.2		$	32,941.0
Depreciation and amortization:
Test & Measurement	$	132.5		$	135.1		$	132.3
Environmental	85.7			62.7			48.9
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	539.0			517.3			478.2
Dental	85.0			83.3			92.4
Industrial Technologies	88.8			89.2			80.8
Other	7.5			7.4			7.2
Total	$	938.5		$	895.0		$	839.8

	2014		2013		2012
Capital expenditures, gross:
Test & Measurement	$	33.9	$	38.8	$	37.5
Environmental	76.1		46.5		29.5
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	391.1		386.7		296.8
Dental	24.4		30.7		30.2
Industrial Technologies	70.6		47.1		49.0
Other	1.4		1.7		15.3
Total	$	597.5	$	551.5	$	458.3

Schedule Of Operations In Geographical Areas

Operations in Geographical Areas

Year Ended December 31

($ in millions)	2014		2013		2012
Sales:
United States	$	8,513.5	$	8,109.3	$	7,809.8
China	1,740.4		1,631.8		1,443.5
Germany	1,205.6		1,182.8		1,111.3
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)	8,454.3		8,194.1		7,895.8
Total	$	19,913.8	$	19,118.0	$	18,260.4
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	16,888.3	$	15,673.7	$	15,980.8
Germany	1,875.1		1,939.7		1,957.1
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total long-lived assets)	8,797.0		7,945.1		7,415.3
Total	$	27,560.4	$	25,558.5	$	25,353.2

Sales By Major Product Group

Sales by Major Product Group

Year Ended December 31

($ in millions)	2014		2013		2012
Analytical & physical instrumentation	$	6,538.4	$	6,278.5	$	6,000.8
Medical & dental products	9,381.6		8,958.0		8,509.1
Motion & industrial automation controls	1,554.5		1,559.1		1,592.4
Product identification	1,611.2		1,551.5		1,410.3
All other	828.1		770.9		747.8
Total	$	19,913.8	$	19,118.0	$	18,260.4