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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Rollforward Of Goodwill
The following is a rollforward of the Company’s goodwill by segment ($ in millions):  
 
Test &
Measurement
 
Environmental
 
Life
Sciences &
Diagnostics
 
Dental
 
Industrial
Technologies
 
Total
Balance, January 1, 2014
$
1,945.9

 
$
1,851.4

 
$
6,304.8

 
$
2,196.6

 
$
2,418.5

 
$
14,717.2

Attributable to 2014 acquisitions
55.4

 
163.2

 
365.9

 
1,059.1

 
—

 
1,643.6

Attributable to 2014 divestitures (see Note 3)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(37.3
)
 
(37.3
)
Foreign currency translation and other
(53.9
)
 
(77.3
)
 
(325.5
)
 
(112.8
)
 
(80.8
)
 
(650.3
)
Balance, December 31, 2014
1,947.4

 
1,937.3

 
6,345.2

 
3,142.9

 
2,300.4

 
15,673.2

Attributable to 2015 acquisitions
21.3

 
55.6

 
9,740.5

 
7.0

 
37.8

 
9,862.2

Adjustments due to finalization of purchase price adjustments
0.5

 
—

 
(11.5
)
 
197.9

 
—

 
186.9

Foreign currency translation and other
(25.5
)
 
(83.8
)
 
(343.8
)
 
(111.7
)
 
(87.2
)
 
(652.0
)
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
1,943.7

 
$
1,909.1

 
$
15,730.4

 
$
3,236.1

 
$
2,251.0

 
$
25,070.3
Finite Lived Intangible And Indefinite Assets By Major Class
Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their legal or estimated useful life. The following summarizes the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major category of intangible asset as of December 31 ($ in millions): 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
Finite-lived intangibles:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patents and technology
$
2,212.2

 
$
(768.8
)
 
$
1,560.7

 
$
(651.0
)
Customer relationships and other intangibles
6,469.5

 
(1,463.6
)
 
4,024.7

 
(1,183.7
)
Total finite-lived intangibles
8,681.7

 
(2,232.4
)
 
5,585.4

 
(1,834.7
)
Indefinite-lived intangibles:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trademarks and trade names
4,821.0

 
—

 
3,308.8

 
—

Total intangibles
$
13,502.7

 
$
(2,232.4
)
 
$
8,894.2

 
$
(1,834.7
)