Product Warranties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Standard Product Warranty Accrual Beginning	$ 18.3	$ 21.0	$ 24.2
Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Warranties Issued	7.1	8.8	13.7
Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Additions from Business Acquisition	0.9	0.0	0.0
Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Period Increase (Decrease)	2.1	1.2	3.0
Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Payments	(11.7)	(12.7)	(19.9)
Standard Product Warranty Accrual Ending	$ 16.7	18.3	$ 21.0
BioMedical [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Product Warranty Expense		$ 15.2

The expense charged against earnings for the period pertaining to standard and extended warranties on the entity's goods and services granted to customers.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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