Segment Information (Segment Results) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2015 USD ($) Business_Segments	Jun. 27, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments reported \| Business_Segments			5
Sales	$ 5,127.1	$ 4,963.6	$ 10,000.4	$ 9,626.3
Operating profit	931.1	889.3	1,705.3	1,678.2
Operating segments \| Test & Measurement
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	842.4	856.5	1,699.9	1,727.5
Operating profit	160.6	157.8	331.3	350.5
Operating segments \| Environmental
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	892.3	876.0	1,715.5	1,644.7
Operating profit	201.1	183.8	361.7	329.4
Operating segments \| Life Sciences & Diagnostics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,840.3	1,790.0	3,536.0	3,449.6
Operating profit	285.9	282.7	501.4	502.4
Operating segments \| Dental
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	687.6	528.1	1,350.0	1,037.8
Operating profit	97.3	77.9	157.4	153.4
Operating segments \| Industrial Technologies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	864.5	913.0	1,699.0	1,766.7
Operating profit	221.4	217.5	426.6	409.2
Corporate, non-segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ (35.2)	$ (30.4)	$ (73.1)	$ (66.7)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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