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Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Dec. 28, 2014
Mar. 30, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Oct. 25, 2011
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]          
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High $ 31,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh        
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations, Recurring Basis, Liability Value 81,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue 91,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue 4,981,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue 4,926,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue  
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Description Contingent consideration is measured at fair value at the acquisition date, based on the probability that revenue thresholds or product development milestones will be achieved during the earnout period, with changes in the fair value after the acquisition date affecting earnings to the extent it is to be settled in cash.        
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Maximum Period 3 years        
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Weighted Average Period 0 years 6 months        
Line of Credit, Maturing January 8, 2019 [Member]          
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]          
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 700,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_LineofCreditMaturingJanuary82019Member
       
Revolving credit facility outstanding balance 479,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_LineofCreditMaturingJanuary82019Member
516,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_LineofCreditMaturingJanuary82019Member
     
2021 Notes [Member]          
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]          
Unsecured senior notes, face value 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
      500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Long-term Debt, Gross 497,700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
497,700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
     
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount 2,300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
2,300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
    3,100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Unsecured senior notes, fair value 548,100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
542,700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_FivePercentTenYearSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
     
Financing Lease Obligations [Member]          
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]          
Unsecured senior notes, fair value $ 39,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_FinancingLeaseObligationsMember
$ 39,300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pki_FinancingLeaseObligationsMember