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Note 11 - Debt Debt - Credit Facilities(Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 Quarters	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
2017 Term loan			$ 750.0	$ 0.0
Notes Payable, Current			1.8	0.0
2014 Term Loan			72.0	565.0
Long-term debt, less current portion			6,344.6	5,300.0
Long term debt issuance costs			48.2	43.0
Debt covenant, requirement for number of consecutive fiscal quarters \| Quarters		4
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)			$ 5.6	$ 5.6
Debt Covenant Requirement [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt to EBITDA (leverage) ratio				3.0
Debt Covenant Actual [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt to EBITDA (leverage) ratio				2.5
Senior notes due 2018 [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Long-term debt, less current portion					$ 130.0
Sequenom notes retired	$ 129.9
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End			2.70%
Debt to EBITDA (leverage) ratio				3,200,000
Term Loan [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End			2.80%
2017 Term Loan [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End			2.60%
Prime Rate [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description		0.00% to 0.25%
Prime Rate [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description		0.125% to 1.00%	0.0% to 0.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description		0.775% to 1.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description		1.125% to 2.00%	0.875% to 1.50%