Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Aug. 02, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Percentage of Total Workforce Eliminated less than				1.00%
Cost of Revenues		$ 5		$ 11
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		36		47
Restructuring and other (income) costs, net		(484)	$ 17	(473)	$ 62
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		(443)		(415)
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	[1]			23
Restructuring and Related Costs, Other Costs (Income), Net				2
Impairment of Acquired In-process Research and Development				6
Loss (Gain) on Divestiture of Businesses				(505)	$ 0
Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs				13
Charges For Cash Compensation Contractually Due To Employees Of Acquired Business [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other (income) costs, net				3
Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs				3
Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Costs, Cash Costs	[2]			7
Life Sciences Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost of Revenues		5		11
Restructuring and other (income) costs, net		8		11
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		13		22
Analytical Instruments [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		18		24
Restructuring and other (income) costs, net		5		9
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		23		33
Specialty Diagnostics [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses				4
Restructuring and other (income) costs, net		(504)		(503)
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		(504)		(499)
Laboratory Products and Services [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses		18		19
Restructuring and other (income) costs, net		6		8
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		24		27
Corporate [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other (income) costs, net		1		2
Total Restructuring and Other Costs (Income), Net		$ 1		$ 2
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Identified Future Restructuring Costs						$ 75

[1] Excludes $505 million gain on the sale of the company's Anatomical Pathology business; $6 million of impairment of acquired in-process research and development; $3 million of compensation due to employees on the date of acquisition; and $2 million of other non-cash charges, net.

[2] Other includes relocation and moving expenses associated with facility consolidations, as well as employee retention costs which are accrued ratably over the period through which employees must work to qualify for a payment.