Segment Information (Segment Results) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) Business_Segments	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments reported \| Business_Segments	4
Sales	$ 4,510.1	$ 4,241.9	$ 8,715.8	$ 8,166.0
Operating profit	683.7	710.1	1,307.6	1,323.2
Operating segments \| Life Sciences
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,384.3	1,328.3	2,692.4	2,586.4
Operating profit	221.6	192.2	433.2	369.4
Operating segments \| Diagnostics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,440.0	1,257.6	2,767.3	2,393.8
Operating profit	157.6	232.2	312.2	412.4
Operating segments \| Dental
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	702.6	714.6	1,358.1	1,370.5
Operating profit	109.8	109.2	199.2	204.3
Operating segments \| Environmental & Applied Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	983.2	941.4	1,898.0	1,815.3
Operating profit	235.2	218.3	443.2	416.7
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ (40.5)	$ (41.8)	$ (80.2)	$ (79.6)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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