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041410 - Disclosure - Restructuring Reserves (Details)
(http://thermofisher.com/role/DisclosureRestructuringReservesDetails)
TableSchedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000097745 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Restructuring Plan [Axis]Restructuring Plan [Axis]Restructuring Plan [Axis]
Pre-2012 Restructuring Plans [Member]Restructuring Plans 2012 [Member]Restructuring Plans 2013 [Member]Restructuring Plan [Domain]Pre-2012 Restructuring Plans [Member]Restructuring Plans 2012 [Member]Pre-2012 Restructuring Plans [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Axis]Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Axis]Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Axis]Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Axis]Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Axis]Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Axis]Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Axis]
Severance [Member]Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]Other Restructuring [Member]Type of Restructuring [Domain]Severance [Member]Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]Other Restructuring [Member]Type of Restructuring [Domain]Severance [Member]Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]Other Restructuring [Member]Type of Restructuring [Domain]Severance [Member]Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]Other Restructuring [Member]Severance [Member]Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]Other Restructuring [Member]Type of Restructuring [Domain]Severance [Member]Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]Other Restructuring [Member]Type of Restructuring [Domain]Severance [Member]Abandonment of Excess Facilities [Member]Other Restructuring [Member]Type of Restructuring [Domain]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
4,200,000  
5,900,000  
400,000  
10,500,000  
15,800,000  
2,400,000  
2,400,000  
20,600,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17,800,000  
7,200,000  
2,600,000  
27,600,000  
 
 
 
 
10,200,000  
5,700,000  
100,000  
16,000,000  
Costs incurred
500,000  
4,300,000  
100,000  
4,900,000  
8,900,000  
2,800,000  
3,000,000  
14,700,000  
48,300,000  
3,200,000  
9,900,000  
61,400,000  
 
 
 
2,500,000  
6,900,000  
2,200,000  
11,600,000  
43,800,000  
6,400,000  
7,000,000  
57,200,000  
44,200,000  
11,900,000  
25,500,000  
81,600,000  
Reserves reversed
 
 
 
 
(2,600,000) 
(100,000) 
(300,000) 
(3,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,600,000) 
0  
(600,000) 
(2,200,000) 
 
 
 
 
(500,000) 
0  
(100,000) 
(600,000) 
Payments
(3,700,000) 
(3,700,000) 
(200,000) 
(7,600,000) 
(16,600,000) 
(3,600,000) 
(5,100,000) 
(25,300,000) 
(26,700,000) 
(1,800,000) 
(7,700,000) 
(36,200,000) 
 
 
 
(14,000,000) 
(8,200,000) 
(3,800,000) 
(26,000,000) 
(28,800,000) 
(4,100,000) 
(4,600,000) 
(37,500,000) 
(35,700,000) 
(10,400,000) 
(22,900,000) 
(69,000,000) 
Currency translation
0  
0  
0  
0  
100,000  
0  
0  
100,000  
400,000  
0  
0  
400,000  
 
 
 
(500,000) 
0  
0  
(500,000) 
800,000  
100,000  
0  
900,000  
(400,000) 
0  
0  
(400,000) 
Ending balance
1,000,000  
 
6,500,000  
 
300,000  
 
7,800,000  
 
5,600,000  
 
1,500,000  
 
0  
 
7,100,000  
 
22,000,000  
 
1,400,000  
 
2,200,000  
 
25,600,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,200,000  
 
5,900,000  
 
400,000  
 
10,500,000  
 
15,800,000  
 
2,400,000  
 
2,400,000  
 
20,600,000  
 
17,800,000  
 
7,200,000  
 
2,600,000  
 
27,600,000  
 
Restructuring Reserve, Expected Final Year of Payments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014  
2018  
2014