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4. Goodwill and other Purchased Intangible Assets Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Customer Relationships [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Know how [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Know how [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Licensing Agreements [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Licensing Agreements [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Trade Names [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Trade Names [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Patents [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Other Intangible Assets [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Other Intangible Assets [Member] | Aug. 31, 2012 CellSorter [Member] | Aug. 31, 2012 CellSorter [Member] Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Aug. 31, 2012 CellSorter [Member] Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Aug. 31, 2012 CellSorter [Member] Other Intangible Assets [Member] | Oct. 04, 2011 QuantaLife [Member] | Oct. 04, 2011 QuantaLife [Member] Life Science [Member] | Oct. 04, 2011 QuantaLife [Member] Know how [Member] | Jul. 30, 2012 Benelux [Member] | Jul. 30, 2012 Benelux [Member] Customer Relationships [Member] | Jul. 30, 2012 Benelux [Member] Trade Names [Member] | Jan. 18, 2012 Portland [Member] | Jan. 18, 2012 Portland [Member] Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Clinical Diagnostics [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Clinical Diagnostics [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration for sale of building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,400,000 |
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 | 0
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period |  |  |  |  | 1-12 | 1-12 | 1-13 | 1-14 | 1-10 | 1-11 | 1-8 | 1-9 | 1-10 | 1-10 | 1-10 | 1-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,400,000 |  |  |  |  | 105,500,000 |  | 3,000,000 |  |  | 1,100,000 |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross | 414,700,000 | 414,700,000 | 405,300,000 |  | 102,800,000 | 98,700,000 | 189,300,000 | 187,000,000 | 74,600,000 | 47,600,000 | 35,600,000 | 35,600,000 | 7,400,000 | 29,500,000 | 4,900,000 | 5,800,000 | 1,000,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Amortizable Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,100,000 | 27,300,000 | 4,700,000 | 100,000 | 94,700,000 |  | 94,700,000 | 4,900,000 | 3,800,000 | 1,100,000 |  | 5,100,000 |  |
Future Amortization Expense, Year One | 40,900,000 | 40,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,100,000 | 27,300,000 | 4,700,000 | 100,000 | 94,700,000 |  | 94,700,000 | 4,900,000 | 3,800,000 | 1,100,000 |  | 5,100,000 |  |
Accumulated Amortization | (153,800,000) | (153,800,000) | (145,800,000) |  | (38,400,000) | (30,900,000) | (67,100,000) | (45,700,000) | (25,100,000) | (24,600,000) | (18,700,000) | (15,700,000) | (4,300,000) | (22,100,000) | (200,000) | (5,700,000) | (1,000,000) | 0 | (100,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Carrying Amount | 260,939,000 | 260,939,000 | 259,497,000 |  | 64,400,000 | 67,800,000 | 122,200,000 | 141,300,000 | 49,500,000 | 23,000,000 | 16,900,000 | 19,900,000 | 3,100,000 | 7,400,000 | 4,700,000 | 100,000 | 0 | 100,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense |  | 42,800,000 | 39,100,000 | 33,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future Amortization Expense, Year Two | 38,200,000 | 38,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future Amortization Expense, Year Three | 35,300,000 | 35,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future Amortization Expense, Year Four | 31,900,000 | 31,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future Amortization Expense, Year Five | $ 23,400,000 | $ 23,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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