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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Business Segment Information [Abstract] |
Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services | Net sales for the Company's products and services are as follows for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
|  |  |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Product net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Waters instrument systems |  | $ | 840,608 |  | $ | 828,458 |  | $ | 878,367
| Chemistry |  |  | 304,130 |  |  | 294,787 |  |  | 292,506
| TA instrument systems |  |  | 167,765 |  |  | 157,262 |  |  | 151,263
|  | Total product sales |  |  | 1,312,503 |  |  | 1,280,507 |  |  | 1,322,136
Service net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Waters service |  |  | 532,323 |  |  | 509,412 |  |  | 480,553
| TA service |  |  | 59,392 |  |  | 53,722 |  |  | 48,495
|  | Total service sales |  |  | 591,715 |  |  | 563,134 |  |  | 529,048
Total net sales |  | $ | 1,904,218 |  | $ | 1,843,641 |  | $ | 1,851,184
Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Area | Geographic sales information is presented below for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
|  |  |  |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Net Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| United States |  | $ | 557,734 |  | $ | 531,912 |  | $ | 530,606
| Europe |  |  | 573,786 |  |  | 549,341 |  |  | 574,770
| Asia: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | China |  |  | 240,535 |  |  | 212,701 |  |  | 175,409
|  | Japan |  |  | 170,115 |  |  | 207,340 |  |  | 211,893
|  | Asia Other |  |  | 216,229 |  |  | 215,612 |  |  | 222,082
|  |  | Total Asia |  |  | 626,879 |  |  | 635,653 |  |  | 609,384
| Other |  |  | 145,819 |  |  | 126,735 |  |  | 136,424
Total net sales |  | $ | 1,904,218 |  | $ | 1,843,641 |  | $ | 1,851,184
Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Area | Long-lived assets information at December 31, 2013 and 2012 is presented below (in thousands):
|  |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
| United States |  | $ | 174,143 |  | $ | 173,932
| Europe |  |  | 138,962 |  |  | 89,389
| Asia |  |  | 10,412 |  |  | 8,467
| Other |  |  | 1,415 |  |  | 1,491
Total long-lived assets |  | $ | 324,932 |  | $ | 273,279

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