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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross | $ 684,613,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | $ 659,349,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment | (363,030,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | (334,417,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment |
Property, plant and equipment, net | 321,583,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 324,932,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet |
Real Estate Impairment | 5,000,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate |  |
Fair value of building held-for-sale | 4,000,000 us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleLongLivedFairValueDisclosure |  |
Property, plant and equipment retirements and disposals | 10,000,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals | 19,000,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals | 6,000,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals
Gains on disposals of property, plant and equipment | 1,000,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets |  |
Property, plant and equipment disposition disclosures |  | Gains on disposal were $1 million during the year ended December 31, 2014 and were immaterial for both 2013 and 2012. | Gains on disposal were $1 million during the year ended December 31, 2014 and were immaterial for both 2013 and 2012.
Land and land improvements [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross | 39,688,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember | 37,156,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember |
Buildings and leasehold improvements [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross | 256,603,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = wat_BuildingsAndLeaseholdImprovementsMember | 205,638,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = wat_BuildingsAndLeaseholdImprovementsMember |
Production and other equipment [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross | 367,716,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OtherMachineryAndEquipmentMember | 336,135,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OtherMachineryAndEquipmentMember |
Construction in progress [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross | $ 20,606,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember | $ 80,420,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember |

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