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2. Acquisitions (Details) |  |  | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Jan. 10, 2013 AbD Serotec [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 AbD Serotec [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 AbD Serotec [Member] USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2013 CellSorter [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2012 CellSorter [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 30, 2012 Benelux [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 30, 2012 Benelux [Member] EUR (€) | Jan. 18, 2012 Portland [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2012 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] CellSorter [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2012 Development [Member] CellSorter [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2012 Sales milestone minimum payment [Member] CellSorter [Member] USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Acquired from Acquisition |  |  |  |  | $ 7,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  | 1,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  | (2,100,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
bio_NetAssetPurchaseAccountingAdjustment |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  | 62,200,000 |  |  |  | 49,600,000 | 5,600,000 | 4,600,000 | 12,500,000 |  |  |
Goodwill | 513,705,000 | 495,418,000 | 14,900,000 |  |  |  | 17,400,000 | 3,000,000 |  | 1,100,000 |  |  |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired |  |  | 44,000,000 |  |  |  | 32,100,000 | 4,900,000 |  | 5,100,000 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net |  |  | 3,300,000 |  |  |  | 100,000 | (2,300,000) |  | 6,300,000 |  |  |
Employment agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 44,600,000 | $ 19,900,000 | $ 24,700,000

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