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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
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