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Business Segments (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 segment
Business Segments |
Number of business segments | 5
Percentage of net sales for countries that centralized sales districts to overall international net sales | 70.00%

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- Definition The ratio of net sales related to countries that expanded dual credit to overall international net sales. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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Period Type: | duration

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