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Employee Benefit Plans (Schedule of Net Funded Status, Other Postretirement Benefit Plans) (Details) (Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate 4.77%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate 3.86%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate 4.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
Change in benefit obligations:      
Projected benefit obligations at beginning of year $ 3,342us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation $ 3,810us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation  
Service cost 95us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost 106us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost 106us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
Interest cost 155us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost 135us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost 144us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
Benefits Paid (157)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid (189)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid  
Actuarial loss (gain) 141us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss (520)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss  
Change in accumulated benefit obligations during the year 234pki_ChangeInAccumulatedBenefitObligationsDuringYear (468)pki_ChangeInAccumulatedBenefitObligationsDuringYear  
Projected benefit obligations at end of year 3,576us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation 3,342us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation 3,810us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]      
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 13,396us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 12,958us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets  
Actual return on plan assets 1,332us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssets 438us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssets  
Benefits Paid (157)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid (189)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid  
Fair value of plan assets at end of year 14,728us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 13,396us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 12,958us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
Net amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets 11,152us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInBalanceSheet 10,054us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInBalanceSheet  
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits, Noncurrent 11,152us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent 10,054us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent  
Prior service cost 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit  
Net amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax  
Discount rate 4.10%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate 4.77%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate  
Expected rate of return on assets 7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets 7.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets 7.75%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
Retirees [Member]      
Change in benefit obligations:      
Projected benefit obligations at end of year 1,033us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ pki_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligationAxis
= pki_RetireesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
1,159us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ pki_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligationAxis
= pki_RetireesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
1,331us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ pki_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligationAxis
= pki_RetireesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Active Employees Eligible to Retire [Member]      
Change in benefit obligations:      
Projected benefit obligations at end of year 424us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ pki_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligationAxis
= pki_ActiveEmployeesEligibleToRetireMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
388us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ pki_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligationAxis
= pki_ActiveEmployeesEligibleToRetireMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
470us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ pki_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligationAxis
= pki_ActiveEmployeesEligibleToRetireMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Other Active Employees [Member]      
Change in benefit obligations:      
Projected benefit obligations at end of year $ 2,119us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ pki_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligationAxis
= pki_OtherActiveEmployeesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
$ 1,795us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ pki_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligationAxis
= pki_OtherActiveEmployeesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
$ 2,009us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ pki_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligationAxis
= pki_OtherActiveEmployeesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember