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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 02, 2016
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 2, 2016 and April 4, 2015 (in thousands):
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended
|  |  |  | April 2, 2016 |  | April 4, 2015
Product net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Waters instrument systems |  | $ | 188,529 |  | $ | 188,504
| Chemistry |  |  | 84,150 |  |  | 78,183
| TA instrument systems |  |  | 35,178 |  |  | 36,186
|  | Total product sales |  |  | 307,857 |  |  | 302,873
Service net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Waters service |  |  | 151,514 |  |  | 142,981
| TA service |  |  | 15,875 |  |  | 14,550
|  | Total service sales |  |  | 167,389 |  |  | 157,531
Total net sales |  | $ | 475,246 |  | $ | 460,404

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