Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Segment Results

Detailed segment data for the years ended December 31 is as follows ($ in millions):

	2017			2016			2015
Sales:
Life Sciences	$	5,710.1		$	5,365.9		$	3,314.6
Diagnostics	5,839.9			5,038.3			4,832.5
Dental	2,810.9			2,785.4			2,736.8
Environmental & Applied Solutions	3,968.8			3,692.8			3,549.8
Total	$	18,329.7		$	16,882.4		$	14,433.7
Operating profit:
Life Sciences	$	1,004.3		$	818.9		$	329.2
Diagnostics	871.6			786.4			746.2
Dental	400.7			419.4			370.4
Environmental & Applied Solutions	914.6			870.0			866.6
Other	(170.0		)	(143.8		)	(150.2		)
Total	$	3,021.2		$	2,750.9		$	2,162.2
Identifiable assets:
Life Sciences	$	20,576.8		$	19,875.9		$	19,658.4
Diagnostics	14,359.2			14,159.6			9,848.2
Dental	6,026.8			5,772.2			5,906.9
Environmental & Applied Solutions	4,649.2			4,172.9			4,223.5
Other	1,036.6			1,314.7			1,309.7
Discontinued operations	—			—			7,275.5
Total	$	46,648.6		$	45,295.3		$	48,222.2
Depreciation and amortization:
Life Sciences	$	427.9		$	426.2		$	210.1
Diagnostics	581.5			481.5			449.7
Dental	121.4			127.2			132.0
Environmental & Applied Solutions	99.9			86.7			82.2
Other	7.6			6.5			6.8
Total	$	1,238.3		$	1,128.1		$	880.8

	2017		2016		2015
Capital expenditures, gross:
Life Sciences	$	130.6	$	109.7	$	62.3
Diagnostics	372.6		374.3		336.8
Dental	48.9		49.1		53.3
Environmental & Applied Solutions	60.9		51.0		58.4
Other	6.6		5.5		2.1
Total	$	619.6	$	589.6	$	512.9

Schedule Of Operations In Geographical Areas

Operations in Geographical Areas:

	For the Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2017		2016		2015
Sales:
United States	$	6,837.9	$	6,377.4	$	5,678.3
China	2,011.6		1,799.1		1,552.9
Germany	1,161.6		1,084.6		858.4
Japan	872.1		864.7		668.5
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)	7,446.5		6,756.6		5,675.6
Total	$	18,329.7	$	16,882.4	$	14,433.7
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	1,126.2	$	1,198.4	$	1,189.6
Germany	212.4		190.8		192.9
United Kingdom	152.0		140.6		165.5
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total property, plant and equipment, net)	964.0		824.2		754.7
Total	$	2,454.6	$	2,354.0	$	2,302.7

Sales By Major Product Group

Sales by Major Product Group:

	For the Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2017		2016		2015
Analytical and physical instrumentation	$	2,232.9	$	2,088.9	$	2,014.4
Research and medical products	11,512.4		10,366.7		8,110.9
Dental products	2,810.9		2,785.4		2,736.8
Product identification	1,773.5		1,641.4		1,571.6
Total	$	18,329.7	$	16,882.4	$	14,433.7