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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Dec. 30, 2012
Dec. 29, 2013
Sep. 28, 2014
Jan. 01, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Reallocation of Goodwill Resulting from Realignment Within Operating Segments           $ 220,300,000pki_ReallocationOfGoodwillResultingFromRealignmentWithinOperatingSegments  
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount 90.00%us-gaap_ReportingUnitPercentageOfFairValueInExcessOfCarryingAmount           11.00%us-gaap_ReportingUnitPercentageOfFairValueInExcessOfCarryingAmount
Goodwill             796,300,000pki_GoodwillofReportingUnit
Change in any one of the input assumptions for the various reporting units 10.00%pki_ChangeInAnyOneOfInputAssumptionsForVariousReportingUnits            
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill            
Total amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets 83,400,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 89,300,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 90,100,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets        
Future Amortization Expense, Year One 80,400,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths            
Future Amortization Expense, Year Two 71,400,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo            
Future Amortization Expense, Year Three 61,900,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree            
Future Amortization Expense, Year Four 48,700,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour            
Future Amortization Expense, Year Five 37,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive            
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 419,681,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 389,846,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet     389,846,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet    
Asset impairment 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived 158,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived 74,153,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived        
Minimum [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Long-term terminal growth rates for reporting units 3.00%pki_LongTermTerminalGrowthRatesForReportingUnits
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Discount rates for reporting units 10.00%pki_DiscountRatesForReportingUnits
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Maximum [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Long-term terminal growth rates for reporting units 6.00%pki_LongTermTerminalGrowthRatesForReportingUnits
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Discount rates for reporting units 11.50%pki_DiscountRatesForReportingUnits
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Trade Names And Trademarks [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Remaining Fair Value After Impairment for Finite and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets     6,100,000pki_RemainingFairValueAfterImpairmentForFiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
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6,100,000pki_RemainingFairValueAfterImpairmentForFiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
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Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)       74,200,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 23,133,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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19,601,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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    19,601,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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Asset impairment     2,300,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
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Trade Names And Trademarks [Member] | Minimum [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Remaining Useful Life After Impairment for Finite and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets     1 year        
Trade Names And Trademarks [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Remaining Useful Life After Impairment for Finite and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets     8 years        
Trade Names And Trademarks [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Remaining Useful Life After Impairment for Finite and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets       3 years      
Licenses [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 17,839,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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26,250,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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    26,250,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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Human Health [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 265,092,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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339,711,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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    339,711,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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Human Health [Member] | Trade Names And Trademarks [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)       73,400,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 16,191,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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19,601,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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    19,601,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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Human Health [Member] | Customer Lists [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)   200,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
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Asset impairment         200,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
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Human Health [Member] | Licenses [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 17,839,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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25,745,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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    25,745,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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Environmental Health [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 154,589,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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= pki_EnvironmentalHealthMember
50,135,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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    50,135,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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Environmental Health [Member] | Trade Names And Trademarks [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)       700,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 6,942,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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Environmental Health [Member] | Licenses [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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505,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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    505,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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Other Asset Acquisitions [Member]              
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Net [Line Items]              
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net   7,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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6,800,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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6,800,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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7,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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Prepaid Royalties   40,300,000us-gaap_PrepaidRoyalties
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25,000,000us-gaap_PrepaidRoyalties
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25,000,000us-gaap_PrepaidRoyalties
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40,300,000us-gaap_PrepaidRoyalties
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Prepaid Royalties To Be Paid Within One Year $ 10,000,000pki_PrepaidRoyaltiesToBePaidWithinOneYear
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