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2406404 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details)
(http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/role/IntangibleAssetsNarrativeDetails)
TableSchedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Amortizable Intangible Assets [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]
Minimum [Member]Maximum [Member]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]
Acquired amortizable intangible assets, amount
 
 
 
155,000,000  
 
Goodwill added during period
 
 
(2,000,000) 
222,000,000  
 
Amortization expense
 
 
27,000,000  
32,000,000  
17,000,000  
Estimated useful life
P1Y 
P20Y 
 
 
 
Finite-lived intangible assets, future amortization expense, four year estimate, minimum
 
 
21,000,000  
 
 
Finite-lived intangible assets, future amortization expense, four year estimate, maximum
 
 
24,000,000