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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2014
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 three months ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 (in thousands):
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended
|  |  |  | March 29, 2014 |  | March 30, 2013
Product net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Waters instrument systems |  | $ | 176,364 |  | $ | 184,524
| Chemistry |  |  | 75,203 |  |  | 73,133
| TA instrument systems |  |  | 33,228 |  |  | 36,057
|  | Total product sales |  |  | 284,795 |  |  | 293,714
Service net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Waters service |  |  | 132,042 |  |  | 123,768
| TA service |  |  | 13,671 |  |  | 12,856
|  | Total service sales |  |  | 145,713 |  |  | 136,624
Total net sales |  | $ | 430,508 |  | $ | 430,338

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