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15. Restructuring Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | 13 Months Ended | 19 Months Ended | 25 Months Ended | 44 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
European Reorganization [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | $ (0.1) | $ (0.2) | $ 0.5 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12.7
Restructuring Reserve | 0.0 | 1.6 | 6.3 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | 0.0
Payments for Restructuring | (0.8) | (4.4) |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment | (0.7) | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Foreign Currency Translation (Gain) Loss | 0.0 | (0.1) |  |  |  |  |
European Reorganization [Member] | Cost of Goods and Service Benchmark [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | (0.1) | (0.1) | (0.2) |  |  |  |
European Reorganization [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | 0.0 | (0.1) | 0.7 |  |  |  |
European Reorganization [Member] | Life Science [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | 0.0 | (0.1) |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Payments for Restructuring | (0.3) | (1.5) |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment | (0.3) | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Foreign Currency Translation (Gain) Loss | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |
European Reorganization [Member] | Clinical Diagnostics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | (0.1) | (0.1) |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Payments for Restructuring | (0.5) | (2.9) |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment | (0.4) | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Foreign Currency Translation (Gain) Loss | 0.0 | (0.1) |  |  |  |  |
Facility Closing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |
Facility Closing [Member] | Clinical Diagnostics [Member] | Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  | 0.2 |  |  |  |  |
Facility Closing [Member] | Clinical Diagnostics [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | (0.1) |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  | 3.9 |  |  |  |  |
Termination of a Diagnostics Research and Development Project and a Facility Closure [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | (0.4) | 0.3 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges | 0.0 | 5.8 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 3.2 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2
Payments for Restructuring | (7.7) | (8.4) |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Foreign Currency Translation (Gain) Loss | (0.2) | (0.3) |  |  |  |  |
Termination of a Diagnostics Research and Development Project and a Facility Closure [Member] | Cost of Goods and Service Benchmark [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | (0.3) |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  | 5.4 | 2.3 |  |  |  |
Termination of a Diagnostics Research and Development Project and a Facility Closure [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  | 0.4 | 3.3 |  |  |  |
Termination of a Diagnostics Research and Development Project and a Facility Closure [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  | 0.3 | 15.5 |  |  |  |
Termination of a Diagnostics Research and Development Project and a Facility Closure [Member] | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 1.8 |  |  | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8
Termination of a Diagnostics Research and Development Project and a Facility Closure [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 0.2 |  |  | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2
Termination of a Diagnostics Research and Development Project and a Facility Closure [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 1.2 |  |  | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2
Termination of a Diagnostics Research and Development Project [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  |  | 21.4 |
Termination of a Diagnostics Research and Development Project [Member] | Clinical Diagnostics [Member] | Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | 0.0 | (0.1) |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  |  | 10.1 |  |  |  |
Termination of a Diagnostics Research and Development Project [Member] | Clinical Diagnostics [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | (0.1) | 0.4 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  |  | $ 11.0 |  |  |  |
European and North American Reorganization [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges | 25.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 25.3 | 0.0 |  | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3
Payments for Restructuring | (1.1) |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment | 0.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Foreign Currency Translation (Gain) Loss | 0.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
European and North American Reorganization [Member] | Cost of Goods and Service Benchmark [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges | 4.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
European and North American Reorganization [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges | 14.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
European and North American Reorganization [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges | 6.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
European and North American Reorganization [Member] | Life Science [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges | 6.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 6.2 | 0.0 |  | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2
Payments for Restructuring | (0.4) |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment | 0.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Foreign Currency Translation (Gain) Loss | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
European and North American Reorganization [Member] | Clinical Diagnostics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges | 19.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 19.1 | 0.0 |  | $ 19.1 | 19.1 | $ 19.1 | $ 19.1
Payments for Restructuring | (0.7) |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment | 0.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Foreign Currency Translation (Gain) Loss | 0.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
GERMANY | Facility Closing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | $ (0.3) |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  | $ 1.7 |  |  | $ 1.4 |  |

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