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15. Restructuring Costs (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block] The following table summarizes the activity of our European reorganization restructuring reserves for severance (in millions):

 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
Life Science
 
Clinical Diagnostics
 
Total
 
Life Science
 
Clinical Diagnostics
 
Total
Balance as of January 1
 
$
3.2

 
$
5.8

 
$
9.0

 
$

 
$

 
$

Charged to expense
 

 

 

 
4.1

 
7.6

 
11.7

Adjustment to expense
 
0.2

 
0.3

 
0.5

 
0.3

 
0.5

 
0.8

Cash payments
 
(1.5
)
 
(2.7
)
 
(4.2
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(2.0
)
 
(3.0
)
Foreign currency translation losses (gains)
 
0.3

 
0.7

 
1.0

 
(0.2
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.5
)
Balance as of December 31
 
$
2.2

 
$
4.1

 
$
6.3

 
$
3.2

 
$
5.8

 
$
9.0

The following table summarizes the activity for the termination of the infectious disease research and development project restructuring reserves for severance and exit costs (in millions):

 
 
2017
Balance as of January 1
 
$

Charged to expense
 
14.0

Cash payments
 

Foreign currency translation losses

 
0.1

Balance as of December 31
 
$
14.1