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Debt (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Oct. 25, 2011
Sep. 30, 2012
Early Repayment of Senior Debt   $ 0us-gaap_EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt $ 150,000,000us-gaap_EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt $ 0us-gaap_EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt    
Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs 11,100,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts 11,119,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts    
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, before Tax     4,800,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesBeforeTax      
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost 200,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost          
Discount on senior unsecured notes   (2,305,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount        
Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract]            
2015   1,075,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths        
2016   1,120,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo        
2017   1,169,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree        
2018   1,367,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour        
2019   517,532,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive        
Thereafter   533,009,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive        
Long-term Debt Before Unamortized Discount   1,055,272,000pki_LongTermDebtBeforeUnamortizedDiscount        
Total   1,052,967,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt        
Other Long-term Debt, Current 2,624,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent 1,075,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent 2,624,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent      
Line of Credit, Maturing January 8, 2019 [Member]            
Unsecured revolving credit facility, amount   700,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Unsecured revolving credit facility, expiry date   Jan. 08, 2019        
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity   171,800,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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Letters of credit issued and outstanding   12,200,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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Interest rate terms under amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility   The interest rates under the new senior unsecured revolving credit facility are based on the Eurocurrency rate or the base rate at the time of borrowing plus a margin. The base rate is the higher of (i) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its "prime rate," (ii) the Federal Funds rate plus 50 basis points or (iii) one-month Libor plus 1.00%.        
Weighted average interest rates under amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility   The Eurocurrency margin as of December 28, 2014 was 108 basis points. The weighted average Eurocurrency interest rate as of December 28, 2014 was 0.18%, resulting in a weighted average effective Eurocurrency rate, including the margin, of 1.26%.        
Aggregate borrowings under the amended facility   516,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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Payments of Financing Costs   1,800,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
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Discount on senior unsecured notes   0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract]            
2015   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths
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2016   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo
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2017   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree
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2018   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour
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2019   516,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive
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Thereafter   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive
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Long-term Debt Before Unamortized Discount   516,000,000pki_LongTermDebtBeforeUnamortizedDiscount
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Total   516,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Line of Credit, Maturing January 8, 2019 [Member] | Base Rate Option Three [Member]            
Basis spread on variable rate   1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Line of Credit, Maturing January 8, 2019 [Member] | Eurocurrency Rate [Member]            
Basis spread on variable rate   1.08%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Weighted average Eurocurrency interest rate   0.18%pki_DebtInstrumentWeightedAverageInterestRateBasis
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Weighted average effective Eurocurrency rate, including the margin   1.26%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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Line of Credit, Maturing January 8, 2019 [Member] | Base Rate Option Two [Member]            
Basis spread on variable rate   0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Line of Credit, Maturing December 16, 2016 [Member]            
Unsecured revolving credit facility, amount 700,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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  700,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Unsecured revolving credit facility, expiry date     Dec. 16, 2016      
Aggregate borrowings under the amended facility 397,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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  397,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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Line of Credit, Maturing December 16, 2016 [Member] | Eurocurrency Rate [Member]            
Description of variable rate basis   Eurocurrency        
Line of Credit, Maturing December 16, 2016 [Member] | Base Rate Option Two [Member]            
Description of variable rate basis   Federal Funds        
2021 Notes [Member]            
Long-term Debt 497,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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497,700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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497,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Unsecured senior notes, interest rate percent         5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Unsecured senior notes, face value   500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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    500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Gross proceeds from the issuance of debt instrument         496,900,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfUnsecuredDebt
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Senior unsecured notes issuance as percentage of principal amount         99.372%pki_DebtInstrumentIssuanceAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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Discount on senior unsecured notes (2,600,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
(2,305,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
(2,600,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
  (3,100,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
 
Debt instrument maturity date         Nov. 25, 2021  
Percentage of redemption of senior notes on or after August 15, 2021         100.00%pki_PercentageOfRedemptionOfSeniorNotes
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Percentage of redemption upon a change of control and a contemporaneous downgrade of the Notes         101.00%pki_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPercentageUponChangeOfControlAndDowngradeOfDebtInstrument
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Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract]            
2015   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths
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2016   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo
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2017   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree
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2018   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour
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2019   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive
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Thereafter   500,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive
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Long-term Debt Before Unamortized Discount   500,000,000pki_LongTermDebtBeforeUnamortizedDiscount
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Total   497,695,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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2021 Notes [Member] | Treasury Rate [Member]            
Basis spread on variable rate   0.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Financing Lease Obligations [Member]            
Additional Financing Lease Obligations       11,500,000pki_AdditionalFinancingLeaseObligationsfundedbylessors
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Discount on senior unsecured notes   0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract]            
2015   1,075,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths
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2016   1,120,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo
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2017   1,169,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree
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2018   1,367,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour
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2019   1,532,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive
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Thereafter   33,009,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive
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Long-term Debt Before Unamortized Discount   39,272,000pki_LongTermDebtBeforeUnamortizedDiscount
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Total   39,272,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Other Long-term Debt 40,300,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt
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39,300,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt
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40,300,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt
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    29,300,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt
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Other Long-term Debt, Current 2,600,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
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1,100,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
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2,600,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
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Other Long-term Debt, Noncurrent $ 37,700,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtNoncurrent
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$ 38,200,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtNoncurrent
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$ 37,700,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtNoncurrent
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