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Danaher Corporation
(NYSE:DHR) 

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Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial, and commercial products and services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Life Sciences, Diagnostics, and Environmental & Applied Solutions. The Life Sciences segment provides mass spectromet...

Founded: 1969
Full Time Employees: 60,000
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Diagnostics & Research

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      sales
    5,951,000,000  6,053,000,000 5,936,000,000 5,741,000,000  5,798,000,000 5,743,000,000 5,796,000,000  6,873,000,000 7,157,000,000 7,167,000,000  7,663,000,000 7,751,000,000 7,688,000,000  7,229,000,000 7,218,000,000 6,858,000,000  5,883,200,000 5,297,400,000 4,343,100,000  5,037,300,000 5,156,600,000 4,879,900,000  4,853,100,000 4,981,000,000 4,695,400,000  4,528,200,000 4,510,100,000 4,205,700,000  4,132,100,000 5,785,000,000 5,387,200,000 5,023,400,000 5,127,100,000 4,873,300,000 5,417,200,000 4,870,300,000 4,963,600,000 4,662,700,000 5,266,700,000 4,669,100,000 4,737,500,000 4,444,700,000 4,975,178,000 4,415,543,000 4,553,459,000 4,316,220,000 4,515,075,000 4,518,089,000 3,711,674,000 3,345,702,000  
      yoy
    3.66%  4.40% 3.36% -0.95%  -15.64% -19.76% -19.13%  -10.31% -7.66% -6.78%  6.00% 7.38% 12.10%  22.88% 36.26% 57.91%  16.79% 2.73% -11.00%  3.80% 3.53% 3.93%  7.18% 10.44% 11.64%  9.59% -22.04% -21.93%  -19.41% 18.71% -0.55% 3.14% 3.29% 4.52% 2.86% 4.31% 4.77% 4.90% 5.86% 5.74% 4.04% 2.98% 10.19% -2.27% 22.68% 29.01%      
      qoq
      1.97% 3.40%   0.96% -0.91%   -3.97% -0.14%   -1.14% 0.82%   0.15% 5.25%   11.06% 21.97%   -2.31% 5.67%   -2.57% 6.08%   0.40% 7.24%   -28.57% 7.38% 7.24% -2.02% 5.21% -10.04% 11.23% -1.88% 6.45% -11.47% 12.80% -1.44% 6.59% -10.66% 12.67% -3.03% 5.50% -4.40% -0.07% 21.73% 10.94%   
      cost of sales
    -2,360,000,000  -2,530,000,000 -2,413,000,000 -2,230,000,000  -2,397,000,000 -2,315,000,000 -2,309,000,000  -2,873,000,000 -3,116,000,000 -2,797,000,000  -3,079,000,000 -3,030,000,000 -2,983,000,000  -2,870,000,000 -2,821,000,000 -2,605,000,000  -2,657,700,000 -2,444,800,000 -1,900,300,000  -2,228,900,000 -2,279,200,000 -2,161,900,000  -2,162,600,000 -2,163,900,000 -2,051,800,000  -1,991,400,000 -2,027,800,000 -1,871,400,000  -1,846,100,000 -2,635,600,000 -2,524,600,000 -2,386,400,000 -2,366,900,000 -2,273,300,000 -2,613,500,000 -2,304,600,000 -2,343,400,000 -2,209,800,000 -2,555,000,000 -2,244,400,000 -2,242,000,000 -2,119,000,000 -2,429,880,000 -2,137,541,000 -2,198,003,000 -2,080,676,000 -13,578,096,000 2,313,427,000 1,768,479,000 1,582,314,000  
      gross profit
    3,591,000,000  3,523,000,000 3,523,000,000 3,511,000,000  3,401,000,000 3,428,000,000 3,487,000,000  4,000,000,000 4,041,000,000 4,370,000,000  4,584,000,000 4,721,000,000 4,705,000,000  4,359,000,000 4,397,000,000 4,253,000,000  3,225,500,000 2,852,600,000 2,442,800,000  2,808,400,000 2,877,400,000 2,718,000,000  2,690,500,000 2,817,100,000 2,643,600,000  2,536,800,000 2,482,300,000 2,334,300,000  2,286,000,000 3,149,400,000 2,862,600,000 2,637,000,000 2,760,200,000 2,600,000,000 2,803,700,000 2,565,700,000 2,620,200,000 2,452,900,000 2,711,700,000 2,424,700,000 2,495,500,000 2,325,700,000 2,545,298,000 2,278,002,000 2,355,456,000 2,235,544,000 2,265,419,000 2,204,662,000 1,943,195,000 1,763,388,000  
      yoy
    2.28%  3.59% 2.77% 0.69%  -14.98% -15.17% -20.21%  -12.74% -14.40% -7.12%  5.16% 7.37% 10.63%  35.14% 54.14% 74.10%  14.85% -0.86% -10.13%  4.38% 2.14% 2.81%  6.06% 13.49% 13.25%  10.97% -21.18% -18.46%  -17.18% 21.13% 2.10% 2.78% 5.34% 6.00% 3.39% 5.82% 5.00% 5.47% 6.54% 6.44% 5.95% 4.03% 12.35% 3.33% 21.22% 26.78%      
      qoq
      0.00% 0.34%   -0.79% -1.69%   -1.01% -7.53%   -2.90% 0.34%   -0.86% 3.39%   13.07% 16.78%   -2.40% 5.86%   -4.49% 6.56%   2.20% 6.34%   -27.41% 10.02% 8.56% -4.46% 6.16% -7.27% 9.28% -2.08% 6.82% -9.54% 11.84% -2.84% 7.30% -8.63% 11.73% -3.29% 5.36% -1.32% 2.76% 13.46% 10.20%   
      gross margin %
    60.34% NaN% 58.20% 59.35% 61.16% NaN% 58.66% 59.69% 60.16% NaN% 58.20% 56.46% 60.97% NaN% 59.82% 60.91% 61.20% NaN% 60.30% 60.92% 62.02% NaN% 54.83% 53.85% 56.25% NaN% 55.75% 55.80% 55.70% NaN% 55.44% 56.56% 56.30% NaN% 56.02% 55.04% 55.50% NaN% 55.32% 54.44% 53.14% 52.49% 53.84% 53.35% 51.76% 52.68% 52.79% 52.61% 51.49% 51.93% 52.68% 52.33% 51.16% 51.59% 51.73% 51.79% 50.17% 48.80% 52.35% 52.71%  
      operating costs:
                                                                 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    -1,860,000,000  -1,991,000,000 -2,360,000,000 -1,858,000,000  -2,060,000,000 -1,869,000,000 -1,807,000,000  -2,145,000,000 -2,194,000,000 -2,147,000,000  -2,149,000,000 -2,085,000,000 -2,092,000,000  -2,062,000,000 -1,966,000,000 -1,876,000,000  -1,795,300,000 -1,685,400,000 -1,458,300,000  -1,654,700,000 -1,671,800,000 -1,683,400,000  -1,558,600,000 -1,637,900,000 -1,601,900,000  -1,490,100,000 -1,515,300,000 -1,443,000,000  -1,345,800,000 -1,778,300,000 -1,660,700,000 -1,528,300,000 -1,484,200,000 -1,486,700,000 -1,580,300,000 -1,371,600,000 -1,394,500,000 -1,350,600,000 -1,491,500,000 -1,303,200,000 -1,339,700,000 -1,298,400,000 -1,406,481,000 -1,251,212,000 -1,278,610,000 -1,244,897,000 -7,948,050,000 1,274,907,000 1,095,749,000 969,702,000  
      research and development expenses
    -387,000,000  -378,000,000 -403,000,000 -379,000,000  -383,000,000 -391,000,000 -368,000,000  -417,000,000 -418,000,000 -429,000,000  -420,000,000 -431,000,000 -441,000,000  -441,000,000 -426,000,000 -380,000,000  -342,600,000 -322,600,000 -287,000,000  -318,900,000 -321,800,000 -310,800,000  -301,200,000 -311,700,000 -298,700,000  -279,200,000 -283,300,000 -267,400,000  -241,100,000 -336,600,000 -319,800,000 -307,900,000 -344,900,000 -339,100,000 -336,100,000 -328,300,000 -336,400,000 -313,400,000 -332,200,000 -309,100,000 -312,200,000 -296,400,000 -294,657,000 -289,517,000 -283,602,000 -270,124,000 -1,761,504,000 289,602,000 235,803,000 217,573,000  
      operating profit
    1,344,000,000  1,154,000,000 760,000,000 1,274,000,000  958,000,000 1,168,000,000 1,312,000,000  1,438,000,000 1,429,000,000 1,794,000,000  2,015,000,000 2,205,000,000 2,172,000,000  1,309,000,000 2,005,000,000 1,997,000,000  1,087,600,000 844,600,000 697,500,000  834,800,000 883,800,000 723,800,000  830,700,000 867,500,000 743,000,000  767,500,000 683,700,000 623,900,000  699,100,000 1,034,500,000 882,100,000 800,800,000 931,100,000 774,200,000 887,300,000 865,800,000 889,300,000 788,900,000 888,000,000 812,400,000 843,600,000 730,900,000 863,149,000 755,809,000 811,274,000 734,868,000 744,391,000 656,144,000 626,103,000 590,588,000  
      yoy
    5.49%  20.46% -34.93% -2.90%  -33.38% -18.26% -26.87%  -28.64% -35.19% -17.40%  53.93% 9.98% 8.76%  20.36% 137.39% 186.31%  30.28% -4.44% -3.63%  0.49% 1.88% -2.58%  8.23% 26.88% 19.09%  9.78% -33.91% -29.27%  -24.92% 33.62% -0.59% -7.51% 4.70% -1.86% -0.08% 6.57% 5.42% 7.94% 2.88% 7.49% 3.98% -0.54% 15.95% 15.19% 29.58% 24.43%      
      qoq
      51.84% -40.35%   -17.98% -10.98%   0.63% -20.35%   -8.62% 1.52%   -34.71% 0.40%   28.77% 21.09%   -5.54% 22.11%   -4.24% 16.76%   12.26% 9.58%   -32.42% 17.28% 10.15% -13.99% 20.27% -12.75% 2.48% -2.64% 12.73% -11.16% 9.31% -3.70% 15.42% -15.32% 14.20% -6.84% 10.40% -1.28% 13.45% 4.80% 6.01%   
      operating margin %
    22.58% NaN% 19.06% 12.80% 22.19% NaN% 16.52% 20.34% 22.64% NaN% 20.92% 19.97% 25.03% NaN% 26.30% 28.45% 28.25% NaN% 18.11% 27.78% 29.12% NaN% 18.49% 15.94% 16.06% NaN% 16.57% 17.14% 14.83% NaN% 17.12% 17.42% 15.82% NaN% 16.95% 15.16% 14.83% NaN% 16.92% 17.88% 16.37% 15.94% 18.16% 15.89% 16.38% 17.78% 17.92% 16.92% 16.86% 17.40% 17.81% 16.44% 17.35% 17.12% 17.82% 17.03% 16.49% 14.52% 16.87% 17.65%  
      nonoperating income:
                                                                 
      other income
    -73,000,000  -14,000,000 -42,000,000 -79,000,000  102,000,000 -59,000,000 -36,000,000  -47,000,000 -29,000,000 24,000,000  -51,000,000 -87,000,000 -20,000,000  137,000,000 97,000,000 140,000,000  6,400,000 -700,000 -1,500,000  4,400,000 6,300,000 5,200,000  9,100,000 8,300,000 7,800,000        223,400,000 12,400,000   99,100,000 38,200,000 19,200,000               
      interest expense
    -63,000,000  -67,000,000 -71,000,000 -72,000,000  -87,000,000 -65,000,000 -65,000,000  -73,000,000 -67,000,000 -68,000,000  -42,000,000 -51,000,000 -54,000,000  -62,000,000 -62,000,000 -58,000,000  -76,700,000 -78,600,000 -47,400,000  -26,300,000 -20,600,000 -23,300,000  -41,300,000 -43,200,000 -39,100,000  -39,900,000 -40,700,000 -40,300,000  -43,700,000 -66,400,000 -61,700,000 -45,300,000 -29,800,000 -30,200,000 -26,500,000 -30,500,000 -33,200,000 -32,500,000 -32,300,000 -35,000,000 -39,400,000 -39,200,000 -40,840,000 -39,361,000 -37,876,000 -39,423,000 -36,443,000 -42,760,000 -31,709,000 -30,725,000  
      interest income
    27,000,000  3,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000  4,000,000 39,000,000 60,000,000  79,000,000 59,000,000 48,000,000  9,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000  3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000  4,200,000 1,000,000 62,500,000  30,100,000 26,200,000 15,700,000  2,800,000 2,500,000 1,400,000  2,200,000 1,800,000 1,600,000  100,000   600,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 4,500,000 3,600,000 3,700,000 4,900,000 1,800,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 900,000 1,012,000 722,000 707,000 759,000 360,000 392,000 2,280,000 2,115,000  
      earnings before income taxes
    1,235,000,000  1,076,000,000 655,000,000 1,129,000,000  977,000,000 1,083,000,000 1,271,000,000  1,397,000,000 1,392,000,000 1,798,000,000    2,099,000,000    2,083,000,000      843,000,000 895,700,000 721,400,000              903,600,000 746,300,000 629,350,000 877,100,000 879,000,000 761,300,000              
      income taxes
    -206,000,000  -168,000,000 -100,000,000 -175,000,000  -159,000,000 -176,000,000 -183,000,000  -268,000,000 -286,000,000 -348,000,000  -359,000,000 -389,000,000 -374,000,000  -229,000,000 -344,000,000 -381,000,000  -138,000,000 -293,600,000 -116,000,000  -169,100,000 -164,400,000 -387,600,000  -137,600,000 -161,300,000 -146,500,000  -157,700,000 -87,500,000 -101,400,000  -74,100,000 -311,400,000 -285,400,000 -178,500,000 -208,000,000 -176,500,000 -302,700,000 -196,500,000 -202,600,000 -181,600,000 -269,700,000 -181,800,000 -189,000,000 -230,500,000 -192,959,000 -168,435,000 -173,956,000 -176,150,000 -166,341,000 -57,461,000 -147,028,000 -141,732,000  
      net earnings
    1,029,000,000  908,000,000 555,000,000 954,000,000  818,000,000 907,000,000 1,088,000,000  1,129,000,000 1,106,000,000 1,450,000,000  1,572,000,000 1,680,000,000 1,725,000,000  1,158,000,000 1,785,000,000 1,702,000,000  883,500,000 927,300,000 595,100,000  673,900,000 731,300,000 333,800,000  663,700,000 673,800,000 566,600,000  572,100,000 557,300,000 506,100,000  391,600,000 656,700,000 758,400,000 1,403,300,000 695,600,000 569,800,000 661,700,000 680,600,000 676,400,000 579,700,000 789,300,000 597,000,000 616,800,000 691,900,000 630,404,000 548,735,000 600,149,000 612,912,000 570,714,000 523,428,000 648,764,000 429,358,000  
      net earnings per common share:
                                                                 
      basic
    1,450,000  1,280,000 770,000 1,330,000  1,130,000 1,230,000 1,470,000  1,530,000 1,500,000 1,960,000  2,130,000 2,280,000 2,350,000  1,560,000 2,320,000 2,330,000  1,180,000 1,270,000 830,000  900,000 990,000 460,000  0.95 0.96 0.81  0.82 0.8 0.7  0.58 0.95 1.1 0.86 0.98 0.81 0.94 0.97 0.96 0.83 1.13 0.86 0.89 0.92 0.79 0.86 0.75 0.48 0.76 0.97 0.65  
      diluted
    1,450,000  1,270,000 770,000 1,320,000  1,120,000 1,220,000 1,450,000  1,510,000 1,490,000 1,940,000  2,100,000 2,250,000 2,310,000  1,540,000 2,280,000 2,290,000  1,160,000 1,240,000 810,000  890,000 970,000 460,000  0.93 0.95 0.8  0.81 0.79 0.69  0.57 0.94 1.09 0.85 0.97 0.79 0.92 0.95 0.95 0.81 1.11 0.84 0.87 0.98 0.89 0.77 0.84 0.73 0.47 0.74 0.94 0.63  
      average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding:
                                                                 
      basic
    707,900,000  710,700,000 716,500,000 716,300,000  723,000,000 737,600,000 740,600,000  739,400,000 737,300,000 729,400,000  728,500,000 726,700,000 716,300,000  715,100,000 714,500,000 713,200,000  710,900,000 705,100,000 697,200,000  718,800,000 717,600,000 707,600,000  701.4 700.2 698.6  696.2 695.4 694.3  692.2 690.9 688.6 688.5 709.5 707.2 0.9 702.6 701.2 700.1 697.7 695.2 692 -693,401.6 695,208 695,570 691,507 4,147 687,259 667,207 661,599  
      diluted
    711,200,000  713,700,000 719,100,000 720,800,000  729,400,000 742,400,000 748,600,000  745,900,000 744,700,000 737,200,000  737,400,000 736,000,000 737,700,000  727,000,000 736,000,000 735,100,000  724,300,000 718,200,000 707,900,000  729,300,000 727,900,000 718,500,000  710.6 709.5 709.5  705.6 705.4 705.7  701.3 698.9 697.1 698.7 719.6 718.7 0.5 716.2 715.6 714.8 0.9 711.9 709.8 708.4 -713,579.9 713,947 714,910 714,023 3,414 710,403 694,599 688,328  
      net earnings from continuing operations
          818,000,000 907,000,000 1,088,000,000      1,572,000,000 1,680,000,000   1,158,000,000 1,699,000,000   883,500,000 927,300,000 595,100,000      663,700,000 673,800,000 566,600,000  572,100,000 557,300,000 483,800,000  402,600,000 656,700,000 758,400,000 590,000,000       789,300,000 597,000,000 616,800,000 691,900,000 630,362,000 548,735,000 600,149,000 520,054,000      
      earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                       86,000,000                 22,300,000  -11,000,000   813,300,000           42,000   92,858,000 28,747,000  199,118,000 9,112,000  
      mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends
                -21,000,000  -21,000,000 -22,000,000 -41,000,000  -41,000,000 -41,000,000 -41,000,000  -41,100,000 -34,600,000 -19,600,000  -19,600,000 -22,700,000 -6,500,000                                 
      net earnings attributable to common stockholders
          818,000,000 907,000,000 1,088,000,000  1,129,000,000 1,106,000,000 1,429,000,000  1,551,000,000 1,658,000,000 1,684,000,000  1,117,000,000 1,744,000,000 1,661,000,000  842,400,000 892,700,000 575,500,000  648,400,000 708,600,000 327,300,000                                 
      yoy
          -27.55% -17.99% -23.86%  -27.21% -33.29% -15.14%  38.85% -4.93% 1.38%  32.60% 95.36% 188.62%  29.92% 25.98% 75.83%                                     
      qoq
          -9.81% -16.64%   2.08% -22.60%   -6.45% -1.54%   -35.95% 5.00%   -5.63% 55.12%   -8.50% 116.50%                                  
      net income margin %
    0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 14.11% 15.79% 18.77% NaN% 16.43% 15.45% 19.94% NaN% 20.24% 21.39% 21.90% NaN% 15.45% 24.16% 24.22% NaN% 14.32% 16.85% 13.25% NaN% 12.87% 13.74% 6.71% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%  
      net earnings per common share from continuing operations:
                                                                 
      basic
    1,450,000  1,280,000 770,000 1,330,000  1,130,000 1,230,000 1,470,000  1,530,000 1,500,000 1,960,000  2,130,000 2,280,000 2,350,000  1,560,000 2,320,000 2,330,000  1,180,000 1,270,000 830,000  900,000 990,000 460,000  0.95 0.96 0.81  0.82 0.8 0.7  0.58 0.95 1.1 0.86 0.98 0.81 0.94 0.97 0.96 0.83 1.13 0.86 0.89 0.92 0.79 0.86 0.75 0.48 0.76 0.97 0.65  
      diluted
    1,450,000  1,270,000 770,000 1,320,000  1,120,000 1,220,000 1,450,000  1,510,000 1,490,000 1,940,000  2,100,000 2,250,000 2,310,000  1,540,000 2,280,000 2,290,000  1,160,000 1,240,000 810,000  890,000 970,000 460,000  0.93 0.95 0.8  0.81 0.79 0.69  0.57 0.94 1.09 0.85 0.97 0.79 0.92 0.95 0.95 0.81 1.11 0.84 0.87 0.98 0.89 0.77 0.84 0.73 0.47 0.74 0.94 0.63  
      net earnings per common share from discontinued operations:
                                                                 
      net earnings per common share:
                                                                 
      other operating expenses
                      -547,000,000                                           
      earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
                  1,931,000,000 2,069,000,000   1,387,000,000 2,043,000,000   1,021,500,000 1,220,900,000 711,100,000      801,300,000 835,100,000 713,100,000  729,800,000 644,800,000 585,200,000  476,700,000 968,100,000 1,043,800,000 768,500,000       1,059,000,000 778,800,000 805,800,000 922,400,000 823,321,000 717,170,000 774,105,000 696,204,000 708,308,000 580,889,000 596,674,000 561,978,000  
      gain on sale of product lines
                           454,600,000                                      
      less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
                              -5,900,000                                   
      net earnings attributable to danaher stockholders
                              668,000,000                                   
      net earnings per share from continuing operations:
                                                                 
      basic
    1,450,000  1,280,000 770,000 1,330,000  1,130,000 1,230,000 1,470,000  1,530,000 1,500,000 1,960,000  2,130,000 2,280,000 2,350,000  1,560,000 2,320,000 2,330,000  1,180,000 1,270,000 830,000  900,000 990,000 460,000  0.95 0.96 0.81  0.82 0.8 0.7  0.58 0.95 1.1 0.86 0.98 0.81 0.94 0.97 0.96 0.83 1.13 0.86 0.89 0.92 0.79 0.86 0.75 0.48 0.76 0.97 0.65  
      diluted
    1,450,000  1,270,000 770,000 1,320,000  1,120,000 1,220,000 1,450,000  1,510,000 1,490,000 1,940,000  2,100,000 2,250,000 2,310,000  1,540,000 2,280,000 2,290,000  1,160,000 1,240,000 810,000  890,000 970,000 460,000  0.93 0.95 0.8  0.81 0.79 0.69  0.57 0.94 1.09 0.85 0.97 0.79 0.92 0.95 0.95 0.81 1.11 0.84 0.87 0.98 0.89 0.77 0.84 0.73 0.47 0.74 0.94 0.63  
      net earnings per share from discontinued operations:
                                                                 
      net earnings per share:
                                                                 
      loss on early extinguishment of borrowings
                                          -178,800,000                       
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                                 
      non-operating income:
                                                                 
      net earnings per share:
                                                                 
      basic
    1,450,000  1,280,000 770,000 1,330,000  1,130,000 1,230,000 1,470,000  1,530,000 1,500,000 1,960,000  2,130,000 2,280,000 2,350,000  1,560,000 2,320,000 2,330,000  1,180,000 1,270,000 830,000  900,000 990,000 460,000  0.95 0.96 0.81  0.82 0.8 0.7  0.58 0.95 1.1 0.86 0.98 0.81 0.94 0.97 0.96 0.83 1.13 0.86 0.89 0.92 0.79 0.86 0.75 0.48 0.76 0.97 0.65  
      diluted
    1,450,000  1,270,000 770,000 1,320,000  1,120,000 1,220,000 1,450,000  1,510,000 1,490,000 1,940,000  2,100,000 2,250,000 2,310,000  1,540,000 2,280,000 2,290,000  1,160,000 1,240,000 810,000  890,000 970,000 460,000  0.93 0.95 0.8  0.81 0.79 0.69  0.57 0.94 1.09 0.85 0.97 0.79 0.92 0.95 0.95 0.81 1.11 0.84 0.87 0.98 0.89 0.77 0.84 0.73 0.47 0.74 0.94 0.63  
      gain on sale of unconsolidated joint venture
                                                       229,800,000          
      operating costs and other:
                                                                 
      earnings from unconsolidated joint venture
                                                        18,989,000 18,536,000 18,030,000 14,345,000 111,706,000 -15,991,000 -14,460,000 -14,475,000  
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                                             -32,887,000    
      gain on contribution of businesses to joint venture
                                                                 
      earnings from continuing operations
                                                            348,330,000 523,428,000 449,646,000 420,246,000  
      earnings per share from continuing operations:
                                                                 
      basic
                                                            0.518 0.76 0.67 0.64  
      diluted
                                                            0.5 0.74 0.65 0.61  
      earnings per share from discontinued operations:
                                                                 
      average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding
                                                                 
      basic
    707,900,000  710,700,000 716,500,000 716,300,000  723,000,000 737,600,000 740,600,000  739,400,000 737,300,000 729,400,000  728,500,000 726,700,000 716,300,000  715,100,000 714,500,000 713,200,000  710,900,000 705,100,000 697,200,000  718,800,000 717,600,000 707,600,000  701.4 700.2 698.6  696.2 695.4 694.3  692.2 690.9 688.6 688.5 709.5 707.2 0.9 702.6 701.2 700.1 697.7 695.2 692 -693,401.6 695,208 695,570 691,507 4,147 687,259 667,207 661,599  
      diluted
    711,200,000  713,700,000 719,100,000 720,800,000  729,400,000 742,400,000 748,600,000  745,900,000 744,700,000 737,200,000  737,400,000 736,000,000 737,700,000  727,000,000 736,000,000 735,100,000  724,300,000 718,200,000 707,900,000  729,300,000 727,900,000 718,500,000  710.6 709.5 709.5  705.6 705.4 705.7  701.3 698.9 697.1 698.7 719.6 718.7 0.5 716.2 715.6 714.8 0.9 711.9 709.8 708.4 -713,579.9 713,947 714,910 714,023 3,414 710,403 694,599 688,328  
                                                                 
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        assets
                                                                  
        current assets:
                                                                  
        cash and equivalents
      5,701,000,000 1,528,000,000 2,957,000,000 1,993,000,000 2,078,000,000 2,627,000,000 2,374,000,000 7,031,000,000 5,864,000,000 12,277,000,000 8,575,000,000 7,379,000,000 5,995,000,000 5,150,000,000 3,984,000,000 3,717,000,000 2,586,000,000 2,552,000,000 7,322,000,000 6,330,000,000 6,035,000,000 5,687,700,000 5,539,300,000 4,367,700,000 19,912,300,000 14,252,100,000 5,433,600,000 3,910,000,000 787,800,000 776,200,000 904,000,000 1,045,700,000 630,300,000 648,600,000 726,400,000 803,900,000 963,700,000 971,400,000 4,097,600,000 664,300,000 1,833,500,000 3,342,000,000 2,511,000,000 3,005,600,000 4,025,300,000 3,321,100,000 3,346,500,000 3,115,200,000 1,995,600,000 2,324,900,000 2,150,700,000 1,678,700,000 1,541,335,000 1,118,240,000 1,043,283,000 537,001,000 484,368,000 551,583,000 1,593,559,000 1,632,980,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 114 and 114, respectively
      3,819,000,000                                                            
        inventories:
                                                                  
        finished goods
      1,360,000,000 1,373,000,000 1,383,000,000 1,272,000,000  1,353,000,000 1,352,000,000 1,296,000,000  1,447,000,000 1,520,000,000 1,620,000,000  1,578,000,000 1,608,000,000 1,493,000,000  1,367,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,269,000,000  1,318,600,000 1,406,200,000 1,408,900,000  1,085,200,000 1,099,200,000 1,098,400,000  1,110,100,000 1,073,100,000 1,059,300,000  1,007,300,000 958,400,000 937,800,000  950,800,000 1,137,700,000 1,115,200,000 1,195,000,000 978,800,000 965,600,000  930,100,000 942,800,000 924,600,000  983,600,000 947,800,000 908,000,000  935,987,000 920,069,000 971,293,000  1,036,932,000 1,115,452,000 601,487,000  
        work in process
      504,000,000 526,000,000 525,000,000 517,000,000  498,000,000 491,000,000 509,000,000  497,000,000 528,000,000 542,000,000  519,000,000 530,000,000 530,000,000  465,000,000 433,000,000 407,000,000  392,900,000 475,400,000 498,000,000  335,000,000 332,400,000 335,500,000  331,400,000 316,600,000 302,000,000  325,100,000 290,500,000 293,500,000  261,900,000 347,000,000 346,400,000 369,200,000 260,600,000 263,300,000  304,400,000 302,100,000 302,000,000  332,600,000 327,700,000 325,400,000  304,079,000 306,329,000 289,046,000  305,106,000 314,060,000 230,236,000  
        raw materials
      744,000,000 775,000,000 781,000,000 743,000,000  827,000,000 828,000,000 840,000,000  1,080,000,000 1,135,000,000 1,221,000,000  1,139,000,000 1,119,000,000 1,049,000,000  905,000,000 814,000,000 748,000,000  710,200,000 711,300,000 668,100,000  603,500,000 624,300,000 594,000,000  587,900,000 590,800,000 587,800,000  559,900,000 542,800,000 533,600,000  499,500,000 755,500,000 776,100,000 776,400,000 672,800,000 668,300,000  639,500,000 649,300,000 644,700,000  649,500,000 635,500,000 633,100,000          
        total inventories
      2,608,000,000 2,674,000,000 2,689,000,000 2,532,000,000  2,678,000,000 2,671,000,000 2,645,000,000  3,024,000,000 3,183,000,000 3,383,000,000  3,236,000,000 3,257,000,000 3,072,000,000  2,737,000,000 2,547,000,000 2,424,000,000  2,421,700,000 2,592,900,000 2,575,000,000  2,023,700,000 2,055,900,000 2,027,900,000  2,029,400,000 1,980,500,000 1,949,100,000  1,892,300,000 1,791,700,000 1,764,900,000  1,712,200,000 2,240,200,000 2,237,700,000 2,340,600,000 1,912,200,000 1,897,200,000  1,874,000,000 1,894,200,000 1,871,300,000  1,965,700,000 1,911,000,000 1,866,500,000  1,882,370,000 1,855,811,000 1,889,079,000  1,970,896,000 2,065,049,000 1,284,932,000  
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      1,807,000,000 1,649,000,000 1,789,000,000 1,494,000,000 1,552,000,000 1,248,000,000 1,266,000,000 1,317,000,000 1,557,000,000 1,703,000,000 1,504,000,000 1,457,000,000 1,860,000,000 1,455,000,000 1,461,000,000 1,474,000,000 1,664,000,000 1,293,000,000 1,420,000,000 1,309,000,000 1,430,000,000 936,100,000 833,200,000 766,600,000 864,600,000 610,800,000 632,600,000 733,300,000 906,300,000 701,800,000 732,000,000 809,600,000 857,100,000 464,700,000 523,700,000 715,200,000 805,900,000 727,800,000 898,400,000 974,000,000 851,600,000 835,100,000 919,300,000 960,400,000 592,100,000 660,200,000 718,900,000 763,400,000 689,700,000 713,700,000 774,500,000 828,400,000 499,567,000 542,194,000 614,404,000 904,109,000 852,082,000 838,750,000 1,043,177,000 652,407,000 
        total current assets
      13,935,000,000 9,606,000,000 10,999,000,000 9,525,000,000 9,497,000,000 10,060,000,000 9,609,000,000 14,372,000,000 13,937,000,000 21,205,000,000 17,461,000,000 16,532,000,000 15,883,000,000 14,250,000,000 13,229,000,000 12,670,000,000 11,648,000,000 10,776,000,000 15,392,000,000 14,012,000,000 13,802,000,000 12,541,200,000 12,343,800,000 11,142,600,000 25,596,600,000 20,353,700,000 11,603,700,000 10,080,400,000 7,093,800,000 6,830,500,000 6,913,100,000 7,075,100,000 6,850,000,000 6,260,200,000 6,256,600,000 6,318,900,000 6,665,100,000 6,493,200,000 11,231,000,000 7,747,200,000 8,931,800,000 9,654,500,000 8,774,400,000 9,431,300,000 9,989,500,000 9,507,300,000 9,404,300,000 9,113,700,000 8,023,700,000 8,231,000,000 7,910,000,000 7,587,800,000 6,908,000,000 6,610,495,000 6,543,223,000 6,272,357,000 6,314,538,000 6,554,800,000 6,131,892,000 5,729,513,000 
        property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
      5,468,000,000 5,376,000,000 5,309,000,000 5,110,000,000  4,843,000,000 4,643,000,000 4,562,000,000  4,302,000,000 4,176,000,000 4,065,000,000  3,719,000,000 3,794,000,000 3,815,000,000  3,640,000,000 3,410,000,000 3,266,000,000  3,052,300,000 2,972,900,000 2,988,500,000  2,519,600,000 2,541,600,000 2,504,300,000  2,462,300,000 2,492,900,000 2,475,900,000  2,424,900,000 2,422,800,000 2,408,700,000  2,255,100,000 2,784,800,000 2,872,500,000 2,791,600,000 2,161,300,000 2,135,900,000  2,161,600,000 2,232,100,000 2,182,600,000  2,179,200,000 2,148,900,000 2,109,900,000  2,062,952,000 2,065,451,000 2,104,811,000  2,151,052,000 2,226,119,000   
        other long-term assets
      4,210,000,000 3,870,000,000 3,692,000,000 3,939,000,000 3,990,000,000 3,685,000,000 3,953,000,000 3,734,000,000 3,644,000,000 4,286,000,000 4,372,000,000 4,611,000,000 4,459,000,000 4,846,000,000 4,600,000,000 4,098,000,000 3,719,000,000 3,470,000,000 3,118,000,000 2,875,000,000 2,395,000,000 2,173,300,000 2,280,100,000 2,561,100,000 1,720,800,000 1,787,100,000 1,678,100,000 1,646,400,000 648,400,000 577,300,000 547,400,000 575,300,000  689,100,000 693,900,000 685,700,000  660,400,000                       
        goodwill
      42,765,000,000 42,948,000,000 42,991,000,000 41,657,000,000 40,497,000,000 42,173,000,000 40,805,000,000 40,846,000,000 41,608,000,000 39,155,000,000 39,576,000,000 39,856,000,000 39,752,000,000 38,251,000,000 39,276,000,000 40,663,000,000 41,184,000,000 41,237,000,000 35,590,000,000 34,880,000,000 35,420,000,000 34,269,700,000 33,227,100,000 33,725,500,000 22,712,500,000 25,724,800,000 26,074,500,000 26,001,400,000 25,906,000,000 26,035,000,000 25,916,500,000 25,437,900,000 25,138,600,000 24,783,800,000 24,523,600,000 24,015,000,000 23,826,900,000 21,580,900,000 25,378,300,000 25,485,400,000 25,128,700,000 16,935,100,000 16,711,500,000 16,964,200,000 15,978,700,000 16,398,400,000 16,148,300,000 16,038,200,000 16,024,400,000 15,535,200,000 15,359,400,000 15,462,000,000 15,056,604,000 14,927,272,000 14,573,310,000 14,474,323,000 14,433,079,000 14,741,004,000 10,934,931,000 10,758,402,000 
        other intangible assets
      17,166,000,000 18,097,000,000 18,629,000,000 18,885,000,000 18,568,000,000 19,854,000,000 19,545,000,000 19,888,000,000 20,746,000,000 18,786,000,000 19,317,000,000 19,976,000,000 20,300,000,000 19,964,000,000 20,907,000,000 22,146,000,000 22,843,000,000 23,375,000,000 20,517,000,000 20,393,000,000 21,282,000,000 20,854,200,000 20,444,500,000 18,512,600,000 9,749,700,000 11,145,900,000 11,424,100,000 11,541,900,000 11,673,100,000 11,814,400,000 12,185,900,000 11,581,000,000 11,667,100,000 11,693,300,000 11,749,900,000 11,816,800,000 11,818,000,000 10,307,900,000 11,083,500,000 11,263,800,000 11,690,500,000 7,097,300,000 7,358,400,000 7,369,200,000 6,213,900,000 6,369,100,000 6,212,600,000 6,247,700,000 6,344,500,000 6,195,500,000 6,148,400,000 6,344,000,000 6,104,073,000 6,176,882,000 5,861,848,000 5,840,209,000 6,037,607,000 6,210,769,000 3,539,466,000 3,324,502,000 
        total assets
      83,544,000,000 79,897,000,000 81,620,000,000 79,116,000,000 77,542,000,000 80,615,000,000 78,555,000,000 83,402,000,000 84,488,000,000 87,734,000,000 84,902,000,000 85,040,000,000 84,350,000,000 81,030,000,000 81,806,000,000 83,392,000,000 83,184,000,000 82,498,000,000 78,027,000,000 75,426,000,000 76,161,000,000 72,890,700,000 71,268,400,000 68,930,300,000 62,081,600,000 61,531,100,000 53,322,000,000 51,774,400,000 47,832,500,000 47,719,500,000 48,055,800,000 47,145,200,000 46,648,600,000 45,851,300,000 45,646,800,000 45,245,100,000 45,295,300,000 41,297,500,000 51,503,700,000 48,385,600,000 49,707,900,000 36,986,800,000 36,072,300,000 36,991,700,000 35,535,900,000 35,652,100,000 35,042,600,000 34,672,200,000 33,721,200,000 33,109,000,000 32,469,300,000 32,941,000,000 31,585,420,000 31,170,583,000 30,420,959,000 29,949,447,000 30,618,424,000 31,513,376,000 23,034,881,000 22,217,130,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                  
        current liabilities:
                                                                  
        notes payable and current portion of long-term debt
      923,000,000 23,000,000 502,000,000 501,000,000 505,000,000 1,200,000,000 701,000,000 1,746,000,000 1,695,000,000 2,547,000,000 1,590,000,000 1,571,000,000 591,000,000 705,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 23,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 19,700,000 17,200,000 3,234,300,000 212,400,000 1,068,600,000 153,700,000 36,600,000 51,800,000 59,800,000 175,100,000 98,700,000 194,700,000 182,200,000 169,500,000 2,221,000,000 2,594,800,000 809,100,000 2,644,500,000 197,000,000 3,489,300,000 110,100,000 123,700,000 71,900,000 71,400,000 49,000,000 64,100,000 62,300,000 56,500,000 53,900,000 67,000,000 55,500,000 55,063,000 55,407,000 63,108,000 98,392,000 82,284,000 47,932,000 58,922,000 40,761,000 
        trade accounts payable
      1,790,000,000 1,698,000,000 1,725,000,000 1,722,000,000 1,753,000,000 1,596,000,000 1,645,000,000 1,679,000,000 1,766,000,000 1,894,000,000 1,956,000,000 2,081,000,000 2,296,000,000 2,191,000,000 2,419,000,000 2,357,000,000 2,569,000,000 2,133,000,000 1,967,000,000 1,989,000,000 2,049,000,000 1,678,300,000 1,598,600,000 1,748,300,000 1,514,400,000 1,606,800,000 1,664,100,000 1,676,200,000 1,712,800,000 1,569,600,000 1,587,000,000 1,579,000,000 1,509,900,000 1,501,800,000 1,427,000,000 1,402,200,000 1,485,000,000 1,354,500,000 1,993,200,000 1,918,800,000 1,819,400,000 1,744,100,000 1,732,300,000 1,875,000,000 1,684,000,000 1,734,800,000 1,685,400,000 1,778,200,000 1,683,600,000 1,621,400,000 1,534,500,000 1,546,300,000 1,492,632,000 1,511,061,000 1,465,982,000 1,422,438,000 1,467,349,000 1,515,113,000 1,239,137,000 1,215,818,000 
        accrued expenses and other liabilities
      4,747,000,000 4,603,000,000 4,565,000,000 4,422,000,000 4,540,000,000 4,543,000,000 4,355,000,000 4,353,000,000 4,813,000,000 4,926,000,000 4,858,000,000 5,078,000,000 5,502,000,000 5,106,000,000 5,127,000,000 5,180,000,000 5,563,000,000 5,117,000,000 4,835,000,000 4,825,000,000 5,342,000,000 4,340,400,000 3,984,100,000 3,483,000,000 3,205,300,000 3,258,600,000 3,190,200,000 2,920,000,000 3,076,900,000 2,835,900,000 2,843,300,000 2,765,200,000 3,087,700,000 2,703,500,000 2,606,100,000 2,379,900,000 2,794,200,000 2,599,800,000 3,388,200,000 3,205,500,000 3,274,500,000 3,201,400,000 3,096,700,000 3,449,500,000 2,715,700,000 2,622,900,000 2,554,900,000 2,686,900,000 2,539,300,000 2,457,200,000 2,325,000,000 2,604,300,000 2,386,994,000 2,463,233,000 2,383,476,000 2,651,198,000 2,574,062,000 2,718,251,000 2,025,796,000 2,048,175,000 
        total current liabilities
      7,460,000,000 6,324,000,000 6,792,000,000 6,645,000,000 6,798,000,000 7,339,000,000 6,701,000,000 7,778,000,000 8,274,000,000 9,367,000,000 8,404,000,000 8,730,000,000 8,389,000,000 8,002,000,000 7,556,000,000 7,547,000,000 8,140,000,000 7,257,000,000 6,825,000,000 6,824,000,000 7,402,000,000 6,038,400,000 5,599,900,000 8,465,600,000 4,932,100,000 5,934,000,000 5,008,000,000 4,632,800,000 4,841,500,000 4,465,300,000 4,605,400,000 4,442,900,000 4,792,300,000 4,387,500,000 4,202,600,000 6,003,100,000 6,874,000,000 4,763,400,000 8,025,900,000 5,321,300,000 8,625,600,000 5,055,600,000 4,952,700,000 5,396,400,000 4,471,100,000 4,406,700,000 4,304,400,000 4,527,400,000 4,279,400,000 4,132,500,000 3,926,500,000 4,206,100,000 3,934,689,000 4,029,701,000 3,912,566,000 4,172,028,000 4,123,695,000 4,281,296,000 3,323,855,000 3,304,754,000 
        other long-term liabilities
      5,566,000,000 5,660,000,000 5,633,000,000 5,638,000,000 5,694,000,000 5,647,000,000 5,643,000,000 5,760,000,000 6,017,000,000 6,439,000,000 6,489,000,000 6,563,000,000 6,785,000,000 7,493,000,000 7,597,000,000 7,715,000,000 7,699,000,000 8,189,000,000 8,036,000,000 7,905,000,000 7,789,000,000 7,073,700,000 7,025,600,000 6,661,100,000 5,350,900,000 5,865,300,000 5,956,400,000 6,114,700,000 5,075,800,000 5,011,000,000 5,080,400,000 5,089,800,000 5,161,100,000 5,356,400,000 5,426,500,000 5,721,600,000 5,670,300,000 5,766,600,000 6,349,800,000 6,292,500,000 6,375,800,000 4,706,500,000 4,675,100,000 4,744,000,000 4,290,000,000 4,436,500,000 4,286,500,000 4,256,700,000 4,625,500,000 4,511,000,000 4,389,300,000 4,363,400,000 4,038,807,000 3,925,538,000 3,754,475,000 3,598,851,000 4,119,172,000 4,151,630,000 2,319,298,000 2,355,703,000 
        long-term debt
      17,561,000,000 16,833,000,000 16,853,000,000 15,976,000,000 15,500,000,000 16,324,000,000 16,309,000,000 16,417,000,000 16,707,000,000 19,513,000,000 18,285,000,000 18,261,000,000 19,086,000,000 18,542,000,000 20,052,000,000 21,768,000,000 22,168,000,000 23,591,000,000 20,400,000,000 20,267,000,000 21,193,000,000 21,806,100,000 22,370,000,000 22,737,200,000 21,516,700,000 16,536,200,000 10,144,400,000 9,458,200,000 9,688,500,000 10,558,000,000 11,145,600,000 10,410,700,000 10,327,400,000 10,726,800,000 11,422,500,000 9,729,300,000 9,674,200,000 7,503,100,000 12,007,700,000 12,194,700,000 11,522,700,000 3,052,700,000 3,053,800,000 3,401,500,000 2,964,700,000 3,020,000,000 3,422,900,000 3,436,700,000 3,445,500,000 4,100,900,000 4,404,300,000 5,287,600,000 4,659,158,000 4,847,620,000 4,862,716,000 5,206,800,000 5,813,406,000 6,524,931,000 2,668,039,000 2,783,907,000 
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                  
        common stock - 0.01 par value...
      9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 8,500,000 8,500,000 8,400,000 8,400,000 8,300,000 8,300,000 8,300,000 8,200,000 8,200,000 8,200,000 8,100,000 8,100,000 8,100,000 8,100,000 8,100,000 8,100,000 8,100,000 8,100,000 8,000,000 8,000,000   7,900,000    7,900,000    7,700,000    7,611,000    7,295,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      17,303,000,000 17,076,000,000 16,960,000,000 16,845,000,000 16,727,000,000 9,304,000,000 9,806,000,000 14,215,000,000 14,151,000,000 14,085,000,000 13,939,000,000 12,130,000,000 12,072,000,000 11,985,000,000 11,854,000,000 10,123,000,000 10,090,000,000 10,004,000,000 9,890,000,000 9,794,000,000 9,698,000,000 9,618,100,000 9,475,100,000 7,629,800,000 7,564,600,000 7,501,500,000 7,482,600,000 7,376,300,000 5,834,300,000 5,772,200,000 5,706,100,000 5,611,100,000 5,538,200,000 5,472,000,000 5,424,100,000 5,370,500,000 5,312,900,000 5,262,700,000 5,221,400,000 5,072,600,000 4,887,300,000 4,728,100,000 4,623,600,000 4,480,900,000 4,380,900,000 4,285,400,000 4,220,100,000 4,157,600,000 4,088,500,000 4,013,000,000 3,886,800,000 3,688,100,000 3,961,867,000 4,133,967,000 4,015,732,000 3,877,240,000 3,800,736,000 3,746,995,000 2,682,929,000 2,412,401,000 
        treasury stock
      -11,407,000,000 -11,344,000,000 -9,305,000,000 -9,306,000,000 -8,163,000,000                                                        
        retained earnings
      47,637,000,000 45,920,000,000 45,239,000,000 44,913,000,000 44,188,000,000 43,296,000,000 42,673,000,000 41,962,000,000 41,074,000,000 42,272,000,000 41,344,000,000 40,437,000,000 39,205,000,000 37,177,000,000 35,808,000,000 34,332,000,000 32,827,000,000 31,231,000,000 30,264,000,000 28,670,000,000 27,159,000,000 26,087,800,000 25,373,500,000 24,608,600,000 24,166,300,000 26,481,200,000 25,955,000,000 25,368,500,000 25,163,000,000 24,528,700,000 23,977,200,000 23,415,400,000 22,806,100,000 22,047,100,000 21,572,300,000 21,112,400,000 20,703,500,000 20,043,100,000 22,206,800,000 21,660,600,000 20,416,400,000 21,397,200,000 20,797,300,000 20,323,000,000 19,731,700,000 19,121,400,000 18,515,100,000 18,005,300,000 17,233,500,000 16,653,900,000 16,054,500,000 15,379,900,000 14,766,627,000 14,235,198,000 13,652,469,000 13,056,869,000 12,503,349,000 11,997,077,000 11,362,018,000 10,945,928,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      -593,000,000 -590,000,000 -569,000,000 -1,612,000,000 -3,218,000,000 -1,310,000,000 -2,591,000,000 -2,744,000,000 -1,748,000,000 -3,959,000,000 -3,576,000,000 -2,766,000,000 -2,872,000,000 -3,854,000,000 -2,745,000,000 -1,376,000,000 -1,027,000,000 -1,061,000,000 -675,000,000 -1,322,000,000 -368,000,000 -1,021,100,000 -1,863,100,000 -2,791,300,000 -3,068,300,000 -3,088,300,000 -2,844,300,000 -2,796,100,000 -2,791,100,000 -2,635,700,000 -2,479,200,000 -1,844,700,000 -1,994,200,000 -2,151,800,000 -2,414,500,000 -2,705,200,000 -3,021,700,000 -2,122,300,000 -2,391,200,000 -2,236,500,000 -2,199,000,000 -2,032,100,000 -2,107,900,000 -1,433,700,000 -379,800,000 305,800,000 218,600,000 214,500,000 -25,200,000 -378,600,000 -268,000,000 -59,200,000 149,874,000  147,436,000 -36,937,000 185,110,000 737,839,000 606,862,000 345,386,000 
        total danaher stockholders’ equity
      52,949,000,000 51,071,000,000 52,334,000,000 50,849,000,000 49,543,000,000 51,299,000,000 49,897,000,000 53,442,000,000 53,486,000,000 52,407,000,000 51,716,000,000 51,478,000,000 50,082,000,000 46,985,000,000 46,594,000,000 46,356,000,000 45,167,000,000 43,451,000,000 42,756,000,000 40,419,000,000 39,766,000,000 37,961,000,000 36,261,700,000 31,055,100,000 30,270,600,000 32,502,300,000 32,201,200,000 31,556,600,000 28,214,400,000 27,673,400,000 27,212,300,000 27,189,900,000 26,358,200,000 25,375,400,000 24,590,000,000 23,785,800,000 23,002,800,000 23,191,600,000 25,045,100,000 24,504,700,000 23,112,700,000 24,101,200,000 23,321,000,000 23,378,100,000 23,740,700,000 23,720,500,000 22,961,700,000 22,385,300,000 21,304,600,000 20,296,100,000 19,681,100,000 19,016,500,000 18,886,086,000 18,301,916,000 17,823,305,000 16,904,783,000 16,496,791,000 16,489,496,000 14,659,179,000 13,711,010,000 
        noncontrolling interests
      8,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,500,000 11,200,000 11,300,000 11,300,000 693,300,000 12,000,000 12,100,000 12,300,000 11,800,000 12,100,000 11,900,000 9,600,000 5,200,000 5,200,000 5,300,000 74,000,000 72,800,000 75,200,000 72,400,000                     
        total stockholders’ equity
      52,957,000,000 51,080,000,000 52,342,000,000 50,857,000,000 49,550,000,000 51,305,000,000 49,902,000,000 53,447,000,000 53,490,000,000 52,415,000,000 51,724,000,000 51,486,000,000 50,090,000,000 46,993,000,000 46,601,000,000 46,362,000,000 45,177,000,000 43,461,000,000 42,766,000,000 40,430,000,000 39,777,000,000 37,972,500,000 36,272,900,000 31,066,400,000 30,281,900,000 33,195,600,000 32,213,200,000 31,568,700,000 28,226,700,000 27,685,200,000 27,224,400,000 27,201,800,000 26,367,800,000 25,380,600,000 24,595,200,000 23,791,100,000 23,076,800,000 23,264,400,000 25,120,300,000 24,577,100,000 23,183,800,000 24,172,000,000 23,390,700,000 23,449,800,000 23,810,100,000 23,788,900,000 23,028,800,000 22,451,400,000 21,370,800,000 20,364,600,000 19,749,200,000 19,083,900,000 18,952,766,000 18,367,724,000 17,891,202,000 16,971,768,000 16,562,151,000 16,555,519,000 14,723,689,000 13,772,766,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      83,544,000,000 79,897,000,000 81,620,000,000 79,116,000,000 77,542,000,000 80,615,000,000 78,555,000,000 83,402,000,000 84,488,000,000 87,734,000,000 84,902,000,000 85,040,000,000 84,350,000,000 81,030,000,000 81,806,000,000 83,392,000,000 83,184,000,000 82,498,000,000 78,027,000,000 75,426,000,000 76,161,000,000 72,890,700,000 71,268,400,000 68,930,300,000 62,081,600,000 61,531,100,000 53,322,000,000 51,774,400,000 47,832,500,000 47,719,500,000 48,055,800,000 47,145,200,000 46,648,600,000 45,851,300,000 45,646,800,000 45,245,100,000 45,295,300,000 41,297,500,000 51,503,700,000 48,385,600,000 49,707,900,000 36,986,800,000 36,072,300,000 36,991,700,000 35,535,900,000 35,652,100,000 35,042,600,000 34,672,200,000 33,721,200,000 33,109,000,000 32,469,300,000 32,941,000,000 31,585,420,000 31,170,583,000 30,420,959,000 29,949,447,000 30,618,424,000 31,513,376,000 23,034,881,000 22,217,130,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 119 and 113, respectively
       3,755,000,000                                                           
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 120 and 113, respectively
        3,564,000,000                                                          
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 115 and 113, respectively
         3,506,000,000                                                         
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 113 as of december 31, 2024 and 120 as of december 31, 2023
          3,537,000,000                                                        
        inventories
          2,330,000,000    2,594,000,000    3,110,000,000    2,767,000,000    2,292,000,000    1,628,300,000    1,910,100,000    1,840,800,000    1,709,400,000       1,831,500,000    1,783,500,000    1,813,400,000    1,781,352,000    1,225,151,000 
        property, plant and equipment
          4,990,000,000    4,553,000,000    3,956,000,000    3,790,000,000    3,262,000,000    2,302,000,000    2,511,200,000    2,454,600,000    2,354,000,000       2,203,000,000    2,211,300,000    2,140,900,000    2,100,990,000   1,177,703,000 1,192,303,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 135 and 120, respectively
           3,507,000,000                                                       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 132 and 120, respectively
            3,298,000,000                                                      
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 123 and 120, respectively
             3,379,000,000                                                     
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 120 as of december 31, 2023 and 92 as of december 31, 2022
              3,922,000,000                                                    
        current assets, discontinued operations
                                                                  
        other assets, discontinued operations
                                                                  
        current liabilities, discontinued operations
                                              42,400,000                    
        long-term liabilities, discontinued operations
                                                                  
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2023; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2022
                                                                  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 136 and 126, respectively
               4,201,000,000                                                   
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of september 29, 2023; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2022
                                                                  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 130 and 126, respectively
                4,199,000,000                                                  
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of june 30, 2023; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2022
                                                                  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 125 and 126, respectively
                 4,313,000,000                                                 
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022
                 1,668,000,000                                                 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 126 as of december 31, 2022 and 124 as of december 31, 2021
                  4,918,000,000                                                
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; no shares and 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                  1,668,000,000                                                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 117 and 124, respectively
                   4,409,000,000                                               
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; no shares and 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                   1,668,000,000                                               
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 120 and 124, respectively
                    4,527,000,000                                              
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; no shares and 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of july 1, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of july 1, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                    1,668,000,000                                              
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 130 and 124, respectively
                     4,407,000,000                                             
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of april 1, 2022 and december 31, 2021; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of april 1, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                     3,268,000,000                                             
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 124 as of december 31, 2021 and 132 as of december 31, 2020
                      4,631,000,000                                            
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                      3,268,000,000                                            
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 121 and 132, respectively
                       4,194,000,000                                           
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of october 1, 2021 and december 31, 2020; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of october 1, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                       3,268,000,000                                           
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 117 and 132, respectively
                        4,103,000,000                                          
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of july 2, 2021 and december 31, 2020; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of july 2, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                        3,268,000,000                                          
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 119 and 132, respectively
                         3,949,000,000                                         
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of april 2, 2021 and december 31, 2020; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of april 2, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                         3,268,000,000                                         
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 132 as of december 31, 2020 and 104 as of december 31, 2019
                          4,045,000,000                                        
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2020 and no shares issued or outstanding as of december 31, 2019
                          3,268,000,000                                        
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 131.8 and 103.7, respectively
                           3,495,700,000                                       
        preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of october 2, 2020 and december 31, 2019; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of october 2, 2020 and no shares issued or outstanding as of december 31, 2019
                           3,267,700,000                                       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 130.3 and 103.7, respectively
                            3,378,400,000                                      
        preferred stock, without par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of july 3, 2020 and december 31, 2019; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series b, issued and outstanding as of july 3, 2020 and no shares issued or outstanding as of december 31, 2019
                            3,267,700,000                                      
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 119.0 and 103.7, respectively
                             3,433,300,000                                     
        preferred stock, without par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of both april 3, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                             1,599,600,000                                     
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 103.7 as of december 31, 2019 and 102.5 as of december 31, 2018
                              3,191,400,000                                    
        preferred stock, without par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2019; no shares issued or outstanding as of december 31, 2018
                              1,599,600,000                                    
        trade accounts receivable
                               3,467,100,000 3,481,600,000 3,409,200,000  3,323,100,000 3,296,600,000 3,270,700,000  3,254,600,000 3,214,800,000 3,034,900,000  3,081,800,000 3,994,800,000 3,871,200,000 3,906,100,000 3,565,200,000 3,446,900,000  3,498,100,000 3,631,800,000 3,467,600,000  3,372,700,000 3,281,400,000 3,118,300,000  2,984,728,000 3,094,250,000 2,996,457,000  3,007,192,000 3,099,418,000 2,210,224,000  
        preferred stock, without par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding at september 27, 2019; no shares issued or outstanding at december 31, 2018
                               1,599,600,000                                   
        preferred stock, without par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding at june 28, 2019; no shares issued or outstanding at december 31, 2018
                                1,599,600,000                                  
        preferred stock, without par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; 1.65 million shares of 4.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, issued and outstanding at march 29, 2019; no shares issued or outstanding at december 31, 2018
                                 1,599,600,000                                 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 120.4 and 116.1, respectively
                                  3,489,600,000                                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 116.1 and 102.4, respectively
                                      3,521,800,000                            
        other assets
                                      538,300,000    631,300,000  1,026,100,000 1,016,700,000 1,165,300,000 1,138,600,000 1,092,100,000 1,024,000,000 1,192,200,000 1,145,200,000 1,094,800,000 1,061,300,000 1,149,400,000 998,400,000 941,600,000 858,000,000 893,162,000 837,943,000 787,902,000 739,686,000 1,150,969,000 1,247,548,000 727,658,000 701,127,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 102.4 and 88.3, respectively
                                          3,186,100,000                        
        assets of discontinued operations, current
                                                                  
        assets of discontinued operations, noncurrent
                                                                  
        liabilities of discontinued operations, current
                                                                  
        liabilities of discontinued operations, noncurrent
                                                                  
        non-controlling interests
                                              71,100,000 70,800,000 69,700,000 71,700,000 69,400,000 68,400,000 67,100,000 66,100,000 66,200,000 68,500,000 68,100,000 67,400,000 66,680,000 65,808,000 67,897,000      
        common stock - 0.01 par value
                                               8,000,000 8,000,000  7,900,000 7,900,000 7,900,000  7,800,000 7,800,000 7,800,000  7,718,000 7,696,000 7,668,000  7,596,000 7,585,000 7,370,000  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 122.6 and 121.5, respectively
                                                 3,633,800,000                 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 121.5 and 121.4, respectively
                                                     3,451,600,000             
        investment in joint venture
                                                         548,300,000 560,629,000 552,540,000 549,865,000 521,882,000 531,179,000 533,136,000 523,231,000 511,283,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 121.4 and 117.4, respectively
                                                         3,267,300,000         
        raw material and supplies
                                                          642,304,000 629,413,000 628,740,000  628,858,000 635,537,000 453,209,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                                           -74,945,000       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 117,397 and 111,707, respectively
                                                             3,049,895,000     
        non-controlling interest
                                                             66,985,000 65,360,000 66,023,000 64,510,000 61,756,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 136,648 and 133,103, respectively
                                                                 2,218,975,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2015-10-02 2015-07-03 2015-04-03 2014-09-26 2014-06-27 2014-03-28 2013-09-27 2013-06-28 2013-03-29 2012-12-31 2012-09-28 2012-06-29 2012-03-30 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-07-01 2011-04-01 
                         
          cash flows from operating activities:
                         
          net earnings
        2,668,800,000 1,265,400,000 569,800,000 1,936,700,000 1,256,100,000 579,700,000 1,905,700,000 1,308,700,000 691,900,000 630,404,000 548,735,000 600,149,000 612,912,000 570,714,000 523,428,000 648,764,000 429,358,000 
          noncash items:
                         
          depreciation
        416,100,000 279,700,000 138,500,000 415,000,000 272,600,000 132,200,000 390,400,000 257,000,000 127,500,000 129,319,000 123,672,000 123,790,000 121,019,000 118,583,000 125,449,000 57,185,000 49,443,000 
          amortization of intangible assets
                         
          amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up
                         
          stock-based compensation expense
        101,200,000 60,800,000 31,400,000 88,900,000 55,000,000 29,000,000            
          investment losses and pretax gain on sale of product line
                         
          impairment charges
                         
          change in trade accounts receivable
        49,500,000 44,700,000 125,600,000 -97,700,000 -158,700,000 -5,900,000 -5,400,000 -28,900,000 105,900,000 -214,198,000 141,236,000 -104,433,000 97,695,000 -139,004,000 18,575,000 -78,061,000 63,211,000 
          change in inventories
        -96,500,000 -108,500,000 -119,000,000 -77,000,000 -58,800,000 -67,000,000 -119,000,000 -112,500,000 -89,400,000 123,373,000 -26,984,000 49,574,000 -76,163,000 152,108,000 42,191,000 11,920,000 -44,200,000 
          change in trade accounts payable
        -142,600,000 -101,800,000 -91,300,000 -62,900,000 -51,000,000 -96,800,000 99,700,000 82,000,000 10,100,000 18,517,000 -32,876,000 47,833,000 23,526,000 12,949,000    
          change in prepaid expenses and other assets
        161,800,000 101,000,000 -100,000 104,000,000 81,400,000 36,200,000 157,300,000 113,400,000 43,600,000 -210,387,000 33,767,000 -8,262,000 84,582,000 -172,008,000 6,653,000 25,228,000 29,117,000 
          change in accrued expenses and other liabilities
        -153,500,000 -139,700,000 -240,200,000 -16,300,000 -62,000,000 -188,700,000 -115,400,000 -156,300,000 -207,000,000 42,329,000 77,964,000 241,491,000 -214,984,000 -60,029,000 -67,340,000 163,429,000 -175,162,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        2,570,200,000 1,617,600,000 523,600,000 2,519,000,000 1,502,900,000 511,200,000 2,507,100,000 1,535,700,000 636,500,000 799,673,000 961,144,000 1,008,971,000 645,212,000     
          capital expenditures
            
          free cash flows
        2,570,200,000 1,617,600,000 523,600,000 2,519,000,000 1,502,900,000 511,200,000 2,507,100,000 1,535,700,000 636,500,000 799,673,000 961,144,000 1,008,971,000 645,212,000     
          cash flows from investing activities:
                         
          cash paid for acquisitions
        -14,207,100,000 -598,900,000 -487,600,000 -634,900,000 -606,700,000 -162,800,000 -868,600,000 -322,600,000 -12,100,000 -823,977,000 -27,756,000 -889,340,000 -55,727,000 -123,750,000 -30,808,000 -5,538,859,000 -517,420,000 
          payments for additions to property, plant and equipment
        -438,700,000 -258,100,000 -119,200,000 -421,400,000 -278,600,000 -130,900,000 -391,800,000 -252,500,000 -116,300,000 -124,921,000 -104,827,000 -110,728,000 -117,824,000 -116,489,000 -109,888,000 -59,670,000 -48,424,000 
          proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
                         
          payments for purchases of investments
        -87,100,000 -87,100,000 -87,100,000 -80,000,000              
          proceeds from sales of investments
           30,700,000 25,000,000             
          proceeds from sale of product line
                         
          all other investing activities
        38,100,000 6,500,000 3,200,000 20,700,000 11,200,000 9,000,000 -3,600,000 -5,900,000 -8,900,000         
          total cash from investing activities
                         
          cash flows from financing activities:
                         
          proceeds from the issuance of common stock in connection with stock-based compensation
                         
          payment of dividends
        -261,600,000 -165,900,000 -70,400,000 -157,400,000 -87,400,000 -17,400,000 -34,700,000 -17,300,000  -34,362,000 -17,306,000 -17,420,000 -17,312,000 -17,194,000 -17,156,000 -13,705,000 -13,268,000 
          net proceeds from borrowings
                         
          borrowings
                         
          repayments of borrowings
        -2,100,000 -1,800,000 -1,200,000 -404,900,000 -403,600,000 -1,000,000 -966,900,000 -310,400,000 -500,000 -58,065,000 -1,221,000 -858,000 -1,356,000 -7,806,000 -1,592,552,000 -2,021,000 
          payments for repurchase of common stock
                         
          all other financing activities
        -3,300,000 -3,300,000 -3,300,000               
          total cash from financing activities
                         
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents
        -81,600,000 -44,200,000 -66,700,000 -112,100,000 -4,400,000 -9,900,000 2,700,000 -14,800,000 -8,700,000 2,426,000 8,555,000 -13,176,000 4,895,000 3,719,000 65,000 -3,999,000 36,589,000 
          net change in cash and equivalents
        -1,172,100,000 336,400,000 -494,600,000 910,100,000 205,900,000 231,300,000 316,900,000 646,200,000 472,000,000 137,366,000 423,095,000 74,957,000 506,282,000 52,633,000 -67,215,000 -1,041,976,000 -39,421,000 
          beginning balance of cash and equivalents
        3,005,600,000 3,005,600,000 3,005,600,000 3,115,200,000 3,115,200,000 3,115,200,000 1,678,700,000 1,678,700,000 1,678,700,000 -1,000 537,001,000 1,632,980,000 
          ending balance of cash and equivalents
        1,833,500,000 3,342,000,000 2,511,000,000 4,025,300,000 3,321,100,000 3,346,500,000 1,995,600,000 2,324,900,000 2,150,700,000 137,365,000 423,095,000 74,957,000 1,043,283,000 52,633,000 -67,215,000 -1,041,976,000 1,593,559,000 
          supplemental disclosures:
                         
          cash interest payments
        97,800,000 57,700,000 37,300,000 97,700,000 60,300,000 37,200,000 127,300,000 60,700,000 37,700,000  64,976,000 23,575,000 38,311,000  70,107,000 2,070,000 36,369,000 
          cash income tax payments
        325,400,000 225,100,000 101,000,000 380,700,000 238,300,000 68,200,000 351,000,000 182,700,000 57,100,000  77,338,000 94,910,000 53,937,000  205,194,000 69,411,000 93,285,000 
          sales
                         
          diluted net earnings per common share
                         
          net borrowings
                         
          net
          -247,500,000        -185,068,000 52,947,000 -362,926,000     
          net repayments of borrowings
         -259,900,000  -11,300,000 -13,400,000  -768,000,000 -768,000,000 -764,300,000         
          pretax gain on sale of product line and investment losses
                         
          payments for the issuance of common stock in connection with stock-based compensation
                         
          preferred stock:
                         
          balance, beginning of period
                         
          conversion of mandatory convertible preferred stock to common stock
                         
          balance, end of period
                         
          common stock:
                         
          balance, beginning and end of period
                         
          additional paid-in capital:
                         
          common stock-based award activity
                         
          common stock issued in connection with mandatory convertible preferred stock conversions
                         
          acquisition of noncontrolling interests
                         
          distribution of veralto corporation
                         
          treasury stock:
                         
          repurchase of common stock, including excise tax
                         
          retained earnings:
                         
          common stock dividends declared
                         
          mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends declared
                         
          accumulated other comprehensive income:
                         
          other comprehensive income
                         
          noncontrolling interests:
                         
          change in noncontrolling interests
                         
          total stockholders’ equity, end of period
                         
          less: earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
        805,300,000          92,858,000     
          net earnings from continuing operations
              1,905,700,000 1,308,700,000 691,900,000 630,362,000 548,735,000 600,149,000 520,054,000     
          investment losses
                         
          change in deferred income taxes
                         
          total operating cash from continuing operations
              2,507,100,000 1,535,700,000 636,500,000 830,835,000 975,411,000 1,044,497,000 651,357,000     
          total operating cash from discontinued operations
                 -31,162,000 -14,267,000 -35,526,000 -6,145,000     
          total cash from investing activities from continuing operations
                         
          total investing cash from discontinued operations
        -38,800,000          -26,000     
          net cash from investing activities
        -14,690,600,000 -937,600,000 -690,700,000 -998,200,000 -849,100,000 -284,700,000 -572,000,000 111,000,000 554,700,000 -942,067,000 -123,492,000 -988,767,000 166,726,000 -243,508,000 -121,388,000 -4,917,403,000 -564,955,000 
          net proceeds from
        6,148,400,000     3,100,000            
          distribution from discontinued operations
                         
          net cash from financing activities for continuing operations
                         
          cash distributions to veralto corporation
                         
          net cash from financing activities
        11,029,900,000 -299,400,000 -260,800,000 -498,600,000 -443,500,000 14,700,000 -1,620,900,000 -985,700,000 -710,500,000 277,334,000 -423,112,000 67,929,000 -310,551,000 -534,771,000 -645,834,000 3,216,777,000 52,462,000 
          supplemental disclosure:
                         
          distribution of noncash net assets to veralto corporation
                         
          investment (gains) losses
                         
          total investing cash from continuing operations
        -14,651,800,000      -572,000,000 111,000,000 554,700,000 -942,123,000 -123,492,000 -988,767,000 -170,718,000     
          trade accounts receivable
                         
          inventories
                         
          property, plant and equipment
                         
          goodwill
                         
          other intangible assets, primarily technology and customer relationships
                         
          deferred tax liabilities
                         
          other assets and liabilities
                         
          net assets acquired
                         
          less: noncash consideration
                         
          net cash consideration
                         
          proceeds from (payments for) the issuance of common stock in connection with stock-based compensation
                         
          diluted net earnings per common share from continuing operations
                         
          common stock issued in connection with acquisitions
                         
          common stock issued in connection with lyons’ conversions
                         
          contract settlement expense
                         
          pretax loss on early extinguishment of borrowings
                         
          pretax gain on sale of product lines and investment losses
                         
          proceeds from borrowings
        4,950,400,000                 
          make-whole premiums to redeem borrowings prior to maturity
                         
          operating profit
                         
          numerator:
                         
          mcps dividends
                         
          net earnings attributable to common stockholders for basic eps
                         
          adjustment for mcps dividends for dilutive mcps
                         
          net earnings attributable to common stockholders after assumed conversions for diluted eps
                         
          denominator:
                         
          weighted-average common shares outstanding used in basic eps
                         
          incremental common shares from:
                         
          assumed exercise of dilutive options and vesting of dilutive restricted stock units
                         
          weighted-average mcps converted shares
                         
          weighted-average common shares outstanding used in diluted eps
                         
          basic eps
                         
          diluted eps
                         
          pretax gain on sale of product lines and investment (gains) losses
                         
          proceeds from sale of product lines
                         
          net cash from investing activities for continuing operations
                         
          proceeds from the public offering of common stock, net of issuance costs
                         
          proceeds from the public offering of preferred stock, net of issuance costs
                         
          finished goods
                         
          work in process
                         
          raw materials
                         
          total
                         
          net cash from operating activities from continuing operations
                         
          total cash from investing activities for continuing operations
                         
          total cash from financing activities for continuing operations
                         
          (payments for) proceeds from the issuance of common stock in connection with stock-based compensation
                         
          net proceeds from the sale of envista holdings corporation common stock, net of issuance costs
                         
          total financing cash from continuing operations
                         
          cash distributions to envista holdings corporation
                         
          shares redeemed through the split-off of envista holdings corporation
                         
          proceeds from the sale of common stock, net of issuance costs
                         
          proceeds from the sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs
                         
          for the three-month period ended october 1, 2021:
                         
          balance, july 2, 2021
                         
          other comprehensive income before reclassifications:
                         
          increase
        -158,700,000 44,800,000 -679,800,000  59,100,000 -7,200,000            
          income tax impact
                         
          other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of income taxes
        -158,700,000 44,800,000 -679,800,000 -670,500,000 59,100,000 -7,200,000 288,200,000 -129,100,000 -256,500,000         
          amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
                         
          amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
                         
          net current period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
        -158,700,000 44,800,000 -679,800,000 -670,500,000 59,100,000 -7,200,000 288,200,000 -129,100,000 -256,500,000         
          balance, october 1, 2021
                         
          for the three-month period ended october 2, 2020:
                         
          balance, july 3, 2020
                         
          balance, october 2, 2020
                         
          proceeds from sale of investment
                         
          for the three-month period ended july 2, 2021:
                         
          balance, april 2, 2021
                         
          for the three-month period ended july 3, 2020:
                         
          balance, april 3, 2020
                         
          pretax gain on sale of product lines and unrealized investment (gains) losses
                         
          total cash from operating activities from continuing operations
                         
          total cash from operating activities from discontinued operations
                         
          for the three-month period ended april 2, 2021:
                         
          balance, december 31, 2020
                         
          for the three-month period ended april 3, 2020:
                         
          balance, december 31, 2019
                         
          issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock
                         
          issuance of common stock
                         
          sale of envista holdings corporation common stock
                         
          adoption of accounting standards
                         
          tendered common stock in exchange offer for envista holdings corporation common stock
                         
          activity related to envista holdings corporation
                         
          pretax gain on sale of product lines
                         
          amortization of inventory step-up
                         
          net operating cash from operating activities
                         
          net operating cash from investing activities
                         
          proceeds from the sale of envista holdings corporation common stock, net of issuance costs
                         
          net operating cash from financing activities
                         
          for the three-month period ended september 27, 2019:
                         
          balance, june 28, 2019
                         
          balance, september 27, 2019
                         
          less: accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                         
          accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to controlling interest
                         
          amortization
        320,200,000 216,000,000 108,900,000 285,700,000 187,500,000 92,500,000 271,300,000 179,400,000 89,300,000 90,053,000 86,926,000 83,729,000 81,292,000 82,488,000 83,113,000 63,093,000 55,580,000 
          for the three-month period ended june 28, 2019:
                         
          balance, march 29, 2019
                         
          for the three-month period ended march 29, 2019:
                         
          balance, december 31, 2018
                         
          restructuring and impairment charges
                         
          pretax gain on sales of investments
                         
          payment for purchase of noncontrolling interest
                         
          proceeds from sale of investments
                         
          less: accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                         
          accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to controlling interests
                         
          for the three-month period ended september 28, 2018:
                         
          balance, june 29, 2018
                         
          decrease
           -670,500,000              
          balance, september 28, 2018
                         
          for the three-month period ended june 29, 2018:
                         
          balance, march 30, 2018
                         
          cash income tax (refunds) payments
                         
          for the three-month period ended march 30, 2018:
                         
          balance, december 31, 2017
                         
          balance, january 1, 2018
                         
          net operating cash from continuing operations
                         
          proceeds from the issuance of common stock
         131,500,000 61,600,000 75,000,000 60,900,000 30,000,000 148,700,000 110,000,000 54,300,000 68,734,000 38,963,000 33,260,000 71,043,000     
          payment for purchase of noncontrolling interests
                         
          for the three-month period ended september 29, 2017:
                         
          balance, june 30, 2017
                         
          balance, september 29, 2017
                         
          for the three-month period ended june 30, 2017:
                         
          balance, march 31, 2017
                         
          for the three-month period ended march 31, 2017:
                         
          balance, december 31, 2016
                         
          pretax gain on sale of investments
                         
          cash distributions to fortive
                         
          distribution of noncash net assets to fortive corporation
                         
          total investing cash from (provided by) continuing operations
                         
          (a) this accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. refer to note 7 for additional details.
                         
          shares redeemed through the distribution of the communications business
        2,291,700,000                 
          for the three month period ended september 30, 2016:
                         
          balance, july 1, 2016
                         
          distribution of fortive corporation
                         
          balance, september 30, 2016
                         
          (b) this accumulated other comprehensive income component included an income tax impact of 21 million.
                         
          less: income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                         
          for the three month period ended july 1, 2016:
                         
          balance, april 1, 2016
                         
          for the three month period ended april 1, 2016:
                         
          balance, december 31, 2015
                         
          (a) this accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. refer to note 7 for additional details.(b) included in other income in the accompanying consolidated condensed statement of earnings. refer to note 10 for additional details.
                         
          net earnings from continued operations
        1,863,500,000              523,428,000 449,646,000 420,246,000 
          non-cash items:
                         
          pre-tax gain on sales of investments and product line
        -12,400,000                 
          total operating cash flows from continuing operations
        2,507,300,000              737,241,000 722,803,000 433,910,000 
          total operating cash flows from discontinued operations
        62,900,000               -60,154,000 2,573,000 
          proceeds from sales of investments and product line
        43,000,000                 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
        198,100,000             52,279,000 9,950,000 999,842,000 50,480,000 
          for the three months ended october 2, 2015:
                         
          balance, july 3, 2015
        -1,456,800,000 -1,456,800,000                
          balance, october 2, 2015
        -1,615,500,000                 
          this accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (refer to note 7 for additional details). included in other income in the accompanying consolidated condensed statement of earnings. refer to note 10 for additional details.
                         
          pre-tax gain on sales of investments
           -23,500,000 -19,200,000             
          for the three months ended july 3, 2015:
                         
          balance, april 3, 2015
         -1,501,600,000 -1,501,600,000               
          this accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (refer to note 7 for additional details).
                         
          for the three months ended april 3, 2015:
                         
          balance, december 31, 2014
          -821,800,000               
          less earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                         
          earnings from unconsolidated joint venture, net of cash dividends received
              66,600,000 66,600,000 66,600,000 6,086,000 -6,036,000 -16,105,000 -9,345,000 5,646,000 -7,473,000   
          pre-tax gain on sales of investments and a product line
                         
          proceeds from sales of investments and a product line
                         
          proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
                       
          purchase of stock
                         
          category
                         
          buildings
                         
          leased assets and leasehold improvements
                         
          machinery and equipment
                         
          customer-leased instruments
                         
          dividends received related to earnings of unconsolidated joint venture
                         
          pre-tax gain on divestiture of a business
           -33,900,000              
          proceeds from divestiture of a business
           86,700,000              
          for the three months ended september 26, 2014:
                         
          balance, june 27, 2014
           465,100,000 465,100,000             
          income tax benefit
                         
          balance, september 26, 2014
           -205,400,000              
          this accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (refer to note 6 for additional details).
                         
          included in other income in the accompanying consolidated condensed statement of earnings (refer to note 9 for additional details).
                         
          for the three months ended june 27, 2014:
                         
          balance, march 28, 2014
            406,000,000 406,000,000            
          income tax expense
                         
          pre-tax gain on sale of unconsolidated joint venture
              -229,800,000 -229,800,000 -229,800,000         
          proceeds from sale of unconsolidated joint venture
              692,000,000 692,000,000 692,000,000         
          for the three months ended march 28, 2014:
                         
          balance, december 31, 2013
             413,200,000            
          pre-tax gain on sale of marketable equity securities
                         
          proceeds from sale of marketable equity securities
                         
          stock compensation expense
              85,700,000 56,100,000 27,800,000 30,481,000 29,007,000 26,731,000 23,681,000 23,987,000 25,650,000 23,190,000 22,776,000 
          for the three months ended september 27, 2013:
                         
          balance, june 28, 2013
              89,700,000 89,700,000          
          pre-tax income
              288,200,000 -129,100,000 -256,500,000         
          balance, september 27, 2013
              377,900,000           
          this accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (refer to note 8 for additional details).
                         
          for the three months ended june 28, 2013:
                         
          balance, march 29, 2013
               218,800,000 218,800,000         
          for the three months ended march 29, 2013:
                         
          balance, december 31, 2012
                475,300,000         
          pre-tax gain on contribution of businesses to joint venture
                         
          proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment and other assets
                 6,775,000 9,091,000       
          proceeds from contribution of businesses to joint venture
                         
          purchase of treasury stock
                 -389,920,000        
          proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations
                  337,470,000     
          proceeds of borrowings
                     -1,000   
          for the three months ended september 28, 2012:
                         
          before income tax amount
                  449,600       
          net of income tax amount
                  449,600       
          for the three months ended september 30, 2011:
                         
          for the nine months ended september 28, 2012:
                         
          for the nine months ended september 30, 2011:
                         
          for the three months ended june 29, 2012:
                         
          for the three months ended july 1, 2011:
                         
          for the six months ended june 29, 2012:
                         
          for the six months ended july 1, 2011:
                         
          proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment
                    2,833,000 -1,640,000 6,854,000 1,021,000 2,410,000 
          for the three months ended march 30, 2012:
                         
          before-tax amount
                    156,000     
          tax expense
                         
          net-of-tax amount
                    156,000     
          for the three months ended april 1, 2011:
                         
          consideration received in shares
                         
          proceeds from contribution of businesses to joint venture and other
                         
          cash paid for other investments
                         
          proceeds from divestitures
                         
          net proceeds
                     -562,049,000   17,271,000 
          balance, january 1, 2009
                         
          net earnings for the year
                         
          dividends declared
                         
          common stock based award activity
                         
          unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
                         
          unrecognized pension and postretirement plan benefits
                         
          increase from translation of foreign financial statements
                         
          balance, december 31, 2009
                         
          stock dividend
                         
          unrecognized pension and postretirement plan costs
                         
          non-controlling interest acquired
                         
          balance, december 31, 2010
                         
          common stock issuance
                         
          decrease from translation of foreign financial statements
                         
          change in non-controlling interests
                         
          balance, december 31, 2011
                         
          less: earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
                      199,118,000 9,112,000 
          total operating cash flows (used in) from discontinued operations
                         
          net cash flows from operating activities
                      699,942,000 662,649,000 436,483,000 
          total investing cash flows used in continuing operations
                         
          investing cash flows used in discontinued operations
                         
          change in foreign currency translation adjustment
                      -603,600 -140,300 253,000 
          change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of income taxes
                         
          comprehensive income
                      -809,100 89,000 690,800 
          change in accounts payable
                       9,284,000 27,374,000 
          total investing cash flows from continuing operations
                       -5,597,508,000 -563,434,000 
          investing cash flows from discontinued operations
                         
          net proceeds of borrowings
                         
          change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of income tax
                         
          earnings from unconsolidated joint venture
                        -14,475,000 
          total investing cash flows from discontinued operations
                        -1,521,000 
          unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of income tax
                        8,400 
          proceeds from divestitures and refundable escrowed purchase price
                         
          balance, january 1, 2008
                         
          cumulative impact of change in measurement date for post - employment benefit obligations, net of taxes
                         
          treasury stock purchase
                         
          balance, december 31, 2008