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Business Acquisition and Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Apr. 18, 2019 | Feb. 05, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 9,657.7 |  | $ 9,657.7 |  | $ 9,346.8
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on disposal of business |  |  | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 119.6 | $ 0.0 |
Disposal group, not discontinued operations | Gatan, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liability, book basis over tax basis |  |  |  | $ 10.0 |  | $ 10.0 |
Thermo Fisher | Disposal group, not discontinued operations | Gatan, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares agreed to be sold |  |  |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Sale of business, consideration |  |  |  | $ 925.0 |  | $ 925.0 |
Teledyne | Disposal group, not discontinued operations | Imaging businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of business, consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 225.0
Gain on disposal of business |  | $ 119.6 |  |  |  |  |
Gain on disposal of business, tax expense |  | $ 31.1 |  |  |  |  |
Foundry |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition consideration | $ 536.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares acquired | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 311.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired | 269.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Foundry | Customer related intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired | $ 215.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets acquired | 16 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Foundry | Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired | $ 42.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets acquired | 8 years |  |  |  |  |  |

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