Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 13, 2023	Sep. 29, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Environmental & Applied Solutions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Separation related costs				$ 145	$ 9
Veralto
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payments to parent from distribution		$ 2,600
Total Veralto debt
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 2,600
Commercial paper
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Redemption of debt			$ 1,000
Veralto | Common stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Shares of common stock of new entity received by shareholder for number of shares outstanding of distribution	0.3333