Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2019

SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates and reports its results in four separate business segments consisting of the Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Dental and Environmental & Applied Solutions segments. When determining the reportable segments, the Company

aggregated operating segments based on their similar economic and operating characteristics. Operating profit represents total revenues less operating expenses, excluding nonoperating income and expense, interest and income taxes. Operating profit amounts in the Other segment consist of unallocated corporate costs and other costs not considered part of management’s evaluation of reportable segment operating performance. Intersegment amounts are not significant and are eliminated to arrive at consolidated totals.

Segment results are shown below ($ in millions):



	Three-Month Period Ended
	March 29, 2019			March 30, 2018
Sales:
Life Sciences	$	1,626.9		$	1,476.0
Diagnostics	1,536.8			1,519.7
Dental	659.7			672.6
Environmental & Applied Solutions	1,056.5			1,027.1
Total	$	4,879.9		$	4,695.4

Operating profit:
Life Sciences	$	309.0		$	271.3
Diagnostics	233.1			248.0
Dental	48.2			50.9
Environmental & Applied Solutions	244.6			227.2
Other	(111.1		)	(54.4		)
Total	$	723.8		$	743.0

Segment identifiable assets are shown below ($ in millions):



	March 29, 2019		December 31, 2018
Life Sciences	$	22,485.9	$	22,122.4
Diagnostics	14,282.8		14,031.1
Dental	6,019.5		5,897.3
Environmental & Applied Solutions	4,782.6		4,637.3
Other	4,203.6		1,144.4
Total	$	51,774.4	$	47,832.5