v3.8.0.1

Financing Narrative (Details) ¥ in Billions |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Aug. 28, 2017 USD ($) | Aug. 24, 2017 JPY (¥) | Jun. 16, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2017 | Jun. 20, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt discounts, premiums and issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,100,000 |  | $ 18,200,000 |  |
Long-term debt | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,122,400,000 |  |
Proceeds from borrowings (maturities longer than 90 days) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125,900,000 | 2,978,100,000 | $ 0 |  |  |
Long-term borrowings, carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,358,000,000 |  | 4,056,200,000 |  |
Debt proceeds, net of issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Payments of dividends |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000 |  | 97,200,000 | 48,400,000 | $ 0 |  |  |
Interest Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 92,000,000 | 44,000,000 |  |  |  |
Commercial Paper [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings, carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 948,600,000 |  |
Commercial Paper [Member] | US Dollar-Denominated Commercial Paper [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt term |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 days |  |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings, carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 347,900,000 |  | 665,100,000 |  |
Short-term maturity period (maximum) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 397 days |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average annual interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.74% |
Commercial Paper [Member] | Euro Denominated Commercial Paper [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt term |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 days |  |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings, carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,800,000 |  | 282,700,000 |  |
Short-term maturity period (maximum) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 183 days |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average annual interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0.08%) |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,000,000 |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101.00% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Unsecured Notes due 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings, carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 298,300,000 |  | 298,900,000 |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.80%
Aggregate principle amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000
Percentage issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.893%
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings, carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 744,800,000 |  | 745,900,000 |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.35%
Aggregate principle amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000
Percentage issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.977%
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings, carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 890,100,000 |  | $ 891,000,000 |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.15%
Aggregate principle amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 900,000,000
Percentage issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.644%
Senior Notes [Member] | Initial Senior Unsecured Notes due 2046 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.30%
Aggregate principle amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 350,000,000
Percentage issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.783%
Senior Notes [Member] | Additional Senior Unsecured Notes due 2046 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.30%
Aggregate principle amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000
Percentage issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101.564%
Yen Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt term |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | ¥ |  |  | ¥ 13.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | ¥ |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 13.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from borrowings (maturities longer than 90 days) |  | $ 126,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |
Line of credit facility, interest rate during period |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings, carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | $ 122,400,000 |  |
Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt term |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior unsecured revolving credit facility |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings, carrying value |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  | 500,000,000 |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 2.69% |  |  |  | 2.69% |  |
Annual effective rate |  |  |  |  |  | 2.24% |  |  |  | 2.24% |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt term |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior unsecured revolving credit facility |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility, extension option |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional increase to the Credit Agreement |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated net leverage ratio covenant (less than) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.50 |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated interest coverage ratio covenant (greater than) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.50 |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings outstanding on line of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Yen Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual facility fee on Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.09% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual facility fee on Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |
Danaher Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments of dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
[1] | Not included in the table above are net discounts, premiums and issuance costs associated with the Registered Notes, which totaled $18.2 million as of December 31, 2017, and have been recorded as an offset to the carrying amount of the related debt in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017. In addition, the table above does not include principal balances of $948.6 million under the Commercial Paper Programs and other financing balances of $3.4 million.

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