Acquisitions (Fair Values Of The Assets Acquired And Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2011	Jul. 02, 2010
Accounts receivable	$ 858,900,000
Inventory	811,900,000
Property, plant and equipment	1,037,700,000
Goodwill	3,957,800,000
Other intangible assets, primarily trade names, customer relationships and patents	2,962,700,000
Accounts payable	(274,100,000)
Other assets and liabilities, net	(1,654,700,000)
Assumed debt	(1,636,300,000)
Non-controlling interest acquired	(7,600,000)
Net cash consideration	6,056,279,000	1,398,526,000
Beckman Coulter, Inc. Acquisition [Member]
Accounts receivable	791,800,000
Inventory	779,400,000
Property, plant and equipment	1,033,900,000
Goodwill	3,680,200,000
Other intangible assets, primarily trade names, customer relationships and patents	2,747,300,000
Accounts payable	(257,300,000)
Other assets and liabilities, net	(1,603,200,000)
Assumed debt	(1,636,300,000)
Non-controlling interest acquired
Net cash consideration	5,535,800,000
Others [Member]
Accounts receivable	67,100,000
Inventory	32,500,000
Property, plant and equipment	3,800,000
Goodwill	277,600,000
Other intangible assets, primarily trade names, customer relationships and patents	215,400,000
Accounts payable	(16,800,000)
Other assets and liabilities, net	(51,500,000)
Assumed debt
Non-controlling interest acquired	(7,600,000)
Net cash consideration	$ 520,500,000