Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Warranty Obligations [Table Text Block]

The changes in the carrying amount of warranty obligations are as follows:

			Year Ended
		December 31,			December 31,
(In millions)			2012			2011
Beginning Balance			$	42.2		$	41.7
	Provision charged to income			66.2			54.4
	Usage			(59.3)			(55.1)
	Acquisitions			—			3.0
	Adjustments to previously provided warranties, net			0.1			(1.2)
	Other, net			(0.5)			(0.6)
Ending Balance			$	48.7		$	42.2

Inventories [Table Text Block]

The components of inventories are as follows:

	December 31,			December 31,
(In millions)			2012	2011
Raw Materials		$	362.0	$	335.2
Work in Process			149.7		129.3
Finished Goods			931.6		865.6
		$	1,443.3	$	1,330.1

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	December 31,			December 31,
(In millions)			2012	2011
Land		$	216.6	$	179.9
Buildings and Improvements			805.5		747.4
Machinery, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements			1,829.9		1,647.6
			2,852.0		2,574.9
Less: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization			1,125.6		963.6
		$	1,726.4	$	1,611.3

Finite-Lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Acquisition-related intangible assets are as follows:

		December 31, 2012							December 31, 2011
				Accumulated							Accumulated
(In millions)		Gross			Amortization		Net		Gross			Amortization		Net
Continuing Operations:
Definite Lives:
	Customer relationships	$	7,047.0		$	(2,617.6)	$	4,429.4	$	6,572.6		$	(2,146.5)	$	4,426.1
	Product technology		2,512.9			(958.6)		1,554.3		2,268.5			(726.7)		1,541.8
	Tradenames		807.8			(330.5)		477.3		763.0			(264.9)		498.1
	Patents		19.7			(19.2)		0.5		19.5			(18.5)		1.0
	Other		15.7			(13.3)		2.4		13.6			(12.7)		0.9
			10,403.1			(3,939.2)		6,463.9		9,637.2			(3,169.3)		6,467.9
Indefinite Lives:
	Tradenames		1,326.9			—		1,326.9		1,326.9			—		1,326.9
	In-process research and development		13.7			—		13.7		21.1			—		21.1
			1,340.6			—		1,340.6		1,348.0			—		1,348.0
		$	11,743.7		$	(3,939.2)	$	7,804.5	$	10,985.2		$	(3,169.3)	$	7,815.9

Indefinite-lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Acquisition-related intangible assets are as follows:

		December 31, 2012							December 31, 2011
				Accumulated							Accumulated
(In millions)		Gross			Amortization		Net		Gross			Amortization		Net
Continuing Operations:
Definite Lives:
	Customer relationships	$	7,047.0		$	(2,617.6)	$	4,429.4	$	6,572.6		$	(2,146.5)	$	4,426.1
	Product technology		2,512.9			(958.6)		1,554.3		2,268.5			(726.7)		1,541.8
	Tradenames		807.8			(330.5)		477.3		763.0			(264.9)		498.1
	Patents		19.7			(19.2)		0.5		19.5			(18.5)		1.0
	Other		15.7			(13.3)		2.4		13.6			(12.7)		0.9
			10,403.1			(3,939.2)		6,463.9		9,637.2			(3,169.3)		6,467.9
Indefinite Lives:
	Tradenames		1,326.9			—		1,326.9		1,326.9			—		1,326.9
	In-process research and development		13.7			—		13.7		21.1			—		21.1
			1,340.6			—		1,340.6		1,348.0			—		1,348.0
		$	11,743.7		$	(3,939.2)	$	7,804.5	$	10,985.2		$	(3,169.3)	$	7,815.9

Finite-Lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The estimated future amortization expense of acquisition-related intangible assets with definite lives is as follows:

(In millions)
	2013	$	765.7
	2014		742.2
	2015		724.9
	2016		687.0
	2017		679.0
	2018 and thereafter		2,865.1
		$	6,463.9

Goodwill [Table Text Block]

       The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows:

(In millions)		Analytical Technologies		Specialty Diagnostics		Laboratory Products and Services		Total
Balance at December 31, 2010		$	1,786.4	$	2,192.9	$	5,001.6	$	8,980.9
	Acquisitions		1,316.9		1,828.8		18.4		3,164.1
	Finalization of purchase price allocations for 2010 acquisitions		(4.4)		—		5.0		0.6
	Sale of businesses		(0.1)		—		(9.9)		(10.0)
	Currency translation		(7.7)		(150.1)		(1.9)		(159.7)
	Other		(0.7)		(1.0)		(0.9)		(2.6)
Balance at December 31, 2011			3,090.4		3,870.6		5,012.3		11,973.3
	Acquisitions		15.6		273.5		81.1		370.2
	Finalization of purchase price allocations for 2011 acquisitions		(0.9)		(3.4)		—		(4.3)
	Revision to goodwill allocable to discontinued operations		—		—		13.1		13.1
	Currency translation		10.0		106.7		6.0		122.7
	Other		16.7		(18.2)		1.0		(0.5)
Balance at December 31, 2012		$	3,131.8	$	4,229.2	$	5,113.5	$	12,474.5