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4. Goodwill and other Purchased Intangible Assets Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Other (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013 Life Science [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Life Science [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Life Science [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Clinical Diagnostics [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Clinical Diagnostics [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Clinical Diagnostics [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Clinical Diagnostics [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of property, plant and equipment - Diagnostics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,300,000 |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill period start |  | 523,600,000 | 496,100,000 |  |  | 193,600,000 | 176,800,000 |  |  | 330,000,000 | 319,300,000
Accumulated impairment loss period start |  | (28,200,000) | (27,200,000) |  |  | (27,200,000) | (27,200,000) |  |  | (1,000,000) | 0
Goodwill, net period start |  | 495,418,000 | 468,900,000 |  |  | 166,400,000 | 149,600,000 |  |  | 329,000,000 | 319,300,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period |  | 14,900,000 | 21,500,000 |  |  | 14,900,000 | 17,400,000 |  |  | 0 | 4,100,000
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  | 0 | (600,000) |  |  | 0 | (600,000) |  |  | 0 | 0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | 0 | 0 | (1,000,000) | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | (1,000,000) |  | (1,000,000)
Currency fluctuations |  | 7,500,000 | 6,600,000 |  |  | 500,000 | 0 |  |  | 7,000,000 | 6,600,000
Goodwill period end | 546,000,000 | 546,000,000 | 523,600,000 | 496,100,000 | 209,000,000 | 209,000,000 | 193,600,000 | 337,000,000 | 330,000,000 | 337,000,000 | 330,000,000
Accumulated impairment loss period end | (28,200,000) | (28,200,000) | (28,200,000) | (27,200,000) | (27,200,000) | (27,200,000) | (27,200,000) | (1,000,000) | (1,000,000) | (1,000,000) | (1,000,000)
Goodwill, net period end | $ 517,770,000 | $ 517,770,000 | $ 495,418,000 | $ 468,900,000 | $ 181,800,000 | $ 181,800,000 | $ 166,400,000 | $ 336,000,000 | $ 329,000,000 | $ 336,000,000 | $ 329,000,000

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