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Segment Information (Segment Results) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 Business_Segments	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($) Business_Segments	Jul. 03, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments reported \| Business_Segments				5
Sales		$ 5,785.0	$ 4,960.2	$ 11,172.2	$ 9,654.9
Operating profit		1,034.5	934.4	1,916.6	1,689.5
Operating segments \| Test & Measurement
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		650.2	675.5	1,290.5	1,354.4
Operating profit		144.5	163.9	278.3	315.5
Operating segments \| Environmental
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		958.2	892.3	1,814.0	1,715.5
Operating profit		202.3	201.1	350.0	361.7
Operating segments \| Life Sciences & Diagnostics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		2,602.9	1,840.3	5,014.8	3,536.0
Operating profit		427.4	285.9	787.2	501.4
Operating segments \| Dental
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		714.6	687.6	1,370.5	1,350.0
Operating profit		109.2	97.3	204.3	157.4
Operating segments \| Industrial Technologies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		859.1	864.5	1,682.4	1,699.0
Operating profit		217.0	221.4	417.1	426.6
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit		$ (65.9)	$ (35.2)	$ (120.3)	$ (73.1)
Scenario, forecast
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments reported \| Business_Segments	4