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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Rollforward Of Goodwill
The following is a rollforward of the Company’s goodwill by segment ($ in millions):  
 
Life
Sciences
 
Diagnostics
 
Dental
 
Environmental & Applied Solutions
 
Total
Balance, January 1, 2016
$
11,308.5

 
$
4,387.4

 
$
3,236.1

 
$
2,082.9

 
$
21,014.9

Attributable to 2016 acquisitions
438.6

 
2,590.5

 
4.2

 
28.5

 
3,061.8

Adjustments due to finalization of purchase price allocations
89.7

(a) 
(2.2
)
 
—

 
5.1

 
92.6

Foreign currency translation and other
(226.5
)
 
(72.7
)
 
(24.7
)
 
(18.5
)
 
(342.4
)
Balance, December 31, 2016
11,610.3

 
6,903.0

 
3,215.6

 
2,098.0

 
23,826.9

Attributable to 2017 acquisitions
95.5

 


 
2.8

 
169.3

 
267.6

Adjustments due to finalization of purchase price allocations
(19.1
)
 
(39.6
)
(b) 
8.8

 
—

 
(49.9
)
Foreign currency translation and other
648.8

 
216.1

 
142.8

 
86.3

 
1,094.0

Balance, December 31, 2017
$
12,335.5

 
$
7,079.5

 
$
3,370.0

 
$
2,353.6

 
$
25,138.6


(a) 
This adjustment is primarily related to finalization of the Pall purchase price allocations.
(b) 
This adjustment is primarily related to finalization of the Cepheid purchase price allocations.
Finite Lived Intangible And Indefinite Assets By Major Class
The following summarizes the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major category of intangible asset as of December 31 ($ in millions): 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
Finite-lived intangibles:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patents and technology
$
2,363.5

 
$
(783.7
)
 
$
2,211.3

 
$
(618.5
)
Customer relationships and other intangibles
7,354.9

 
(2,217.6
)
 
6,990.9

 
(1,627.1
)
Total finite-lived intangibles
9,718.4

 
(3,001.3
)
 
9,202.2

 
(2,245.6
)
Indefinite-lived intangibles:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trademarks and trade names
4,950.0

 
—

 
4,861.4

 
—

Total intangibles
$
14,668.4

 
$
(3,001.3
)
 
$
14,063.6

 
$
(2,245.6
)