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3. Fair Value Measurements 3. Contingent Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	42 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jan. 06, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Apr. 10, 2014	Sep. 30, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations, Recurring Basis, Liability Value		$ 33.6	$ 33.6		$ 9.1
CellSorter [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent consideration milestone payments		(3.5)	(28.9)
(Decrease) increase in fair value of contingent consideration included in SGA		(1.3)	(11.4)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability		4.3	4.3				$ 44.6
Analytical Flow Cytometer Platform [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability		29.3	29.3	$ 29.3
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Issuances		29.3
GnuBIO [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability		$ 10.0	$ 10.0			$ 10.7
Sales milestone percentage of annual invoices [Member] | Analytical Flow Cytometer Platform [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, Potential Percentage Payout		39.00%	39.00%
Credit Adjusted Discount Rates Lower [Member] | CellSorter [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration Level 3 Inputs		.0068
Market Price of Risk [Member] | CellSorter [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration Level 3 Inputs		.0130
Market Price of Risk [Member] | Analytical Flow Cytometer Platform [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration Level 3 Inputs		.06
Projected Volatility of Growth Rate [Member] | CellSorter [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration Level 3 Inputs		.15
Projected Volatility of Growth Rate [Member] | Analytical Flow Cytometer Platform [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration Level 3 Inputs		.10
Sales milestone percentage of annual invoices low [Member] | Analytical Flow Cytometer Platform [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, Potential Percentage Payout		20.00%	20.00%
Sales milestone minimum amount [Member] | Analytical Flow Cytometer Platform [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, Low		$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	[1]	43.6	43.6		19.1
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability		29.3	29.3		5.6
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability		$ 14.3	$ 14.3		$ 13.5
[1] Contingent consideration liability is included in the following accounts in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions): March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015Other current liabilities$14.3 $13.5Other long-term liabilities29.3 5.6 Total$43.6 $19.1

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