Acquisitions (Fair Values Of The Assets Acquired And Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 11, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable	$ 196.4	$ 90.2	$ 105.4
Inventories	174.0	10.4	97.0
Property, plant and equipment	91.0	46.6	87.5
Goodwill	1,643.6	584.7	1,015.7
Other intangible assets, primarily customer relationships, trade names and technology	1,658.2	372.6	768.3
In-process research and development	56.0	0	61.5
Trade accounts payable	(54.7)	(24.2)	(50.8)
Other assets and liabilities, net	(495.1)	(101.6)	(287.7)
Assumed debt	(138.5)	(21.2)	0
Net cash consideration	3,130.9	957.2	1,796.8
Nobel Biocare
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable	124.9
Inventories	69.0
Property, plant and equipment	59.4
Goodwill	1,013.6			1,000.0
Other intangible assets, primarily customer relationships, trade names and technology	1,049.3
In-process research and development	0
Trade accounts payable	(30.8)
Other assets and liabilities, net	(291.0)
Assumed debt	(132.7)
Net cash consideration	1,861.7
Others
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable	71.5
Inventories	105.0
Property, plant and equipment	31.6
Goodwill	630.0	585.0	1,000.0
Other intangible assets, primarily customer relationships, trade names and technology	608.9
In-process research and development	56.0
Trade accounts payable	(23.9)
Other assets and liabilities, net	(204.1)
Assumed debt	(5.8)
Net cash consideration	$ 1,269.2