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Restructuring and Contract Termination Charges, Net Restructuring and Contract Termination Charges, Net (Schedule of Initial Charges) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Sep. 28, 2014
Jun. 29, 2014
Mar. 30, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Sep. 29, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Dec. 30, 2012
employees
Sep. 30, 2012
employees
Jul. 01, 2012
employees
Apr. 01, 2012
employees
Sep. 30, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net $ (579)us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 11,092us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 742us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 2,135us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 10,211us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 1,124us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 19,247us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 3,310us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 13,390us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 33,892us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 25,051us-gaap_RestructuringCharges          
Q3 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated   152us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
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Restructuring and contract termination charges, net   13,051us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Q2 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated     22us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
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Restructuring and contract termination charges, net     735us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Q1 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated       17us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
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Restructuring and contract termination charges, net       567us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Q4 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated         73us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
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Restructuring and contract termination charges, net         11,179us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Q3 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated           29us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
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Restructuring and contract termination charges, net           532us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Q2 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated             264us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
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Restructuring and contract termination charges, net             18,704us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Q1 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated               62us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
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Restructuring and contract termination charges, net               2,585us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Q4 2012 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated                       54us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
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Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                       2,936us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Q3 2012 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated                         61us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pki_Q32012RestructuringPlanMember		      
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                         7,399us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Q2 2012 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated                           203us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pki_Q22012RestructuringPlanMember		    
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                           4,218us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Q1 2012 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated                             112us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
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Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                             5,719us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Contract Termination [Member] | 2014 Contract Termination Charges [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                 1,545us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Contract Termination [Member] | 2013 Contract Termination Charges [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                   696us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Contract Termination [Member] | 2012 Contract Termination Charges [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                     1,470us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Severance [Member] | Q3 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net   6,863us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Severance [Member] | Q2 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net     460us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Severance [Member] | Q1 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net       370us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Severance [Member] | Q4 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net         902us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Severance [Member] | Q3 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net           394us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Severance [Member] | Q2 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net           600us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Severance [Member] | Q1 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net               2,340us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Severance [Member] | Q4 2012 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                       523us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Severance [Member] | Q3 2012 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                         3,671us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Severance [Member] | Q2 2012 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                   2,100us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
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/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
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/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
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Human Health [Member] | Severance [Member] | Q1 2012 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                             5,252us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Facility Closing [Member] | Q3 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net   0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Facility Closing [Member] | Q2 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net     0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Facility Closing [Member] | Q1 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net       0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Facility Closing [Member] | Q4 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net         7,271us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Facility Closing [Member] | Q3 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net           138us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net             522us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Facility Closing [Member] | Q1 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net               0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Human Health [Member] | Facility Closing [Member] | Q4 2012 Restructuring Plan [Member]                                
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                       0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                         0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                           0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                             79us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                 0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                   0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net                     0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
Restructuring and contract termination charges, net   6,188us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                                
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[1] Local law required some severance for the Q3 2012 Plan to be paid in monthly installments through the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014.
[2] Subsequent to the initial charge, during fiscal year 2013, the Company recorded an additional $0.6 million pre-tax restructuring charge in the Human Health segment for the Q2 2013 Plan for services that were provided for one-time termination benefits in which the employee was required to render service beyond the legal notification period.
[3] Subsequent to the initial charge, during fiscal years 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded an additional $2.1 million and $3.2 million , respectively, pre-tax restructuring charges in the Human Health segment for the Q2 2012 Plan for services that were provided for one-time termination benefits in which the employee was required to render service beyond the legal notification period.
[4] Subsequent to the initial charge, during fiscal year 2012, the Company recorded an additional $0.7 million pre-tax restructuring charge primarily in the Environmental Health segment for the Q1 2012 Plan for services that were provided for one-time termination benefits in which the employee was required to render service beyond the legal notification period.