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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 04, 2015
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 April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014 (in thousands):
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended
|  |  |  | April 4, 2015 |  | March 29, 2014
Product net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Waters instrument systems |  | $ | 188,504 |  | $ | 176,364
| Chemistry |  |  | 78,183 |  |  | 75,203
| TA instrument systems |  |  | 36,186 |  |  | 33,228
|  | Total product sales |  |  | 302,873 |  |  | 284,795
Service net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Waters service |  |  | 142,981 |  |  | 132,042
| TA service |  |  | 14,550 |  |  | 13,671
|  | Total service sales |  |  | 157,531 |  |  | 145,713
Total net sales |  | $ | 460,404 |  | $ | 430,508

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