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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
|  |  |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Product net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Waters instrument systems |  | $ | 988,750 |  | $ | 943,218 |  | $ | 895,626
| Chemistry consumables |  |  | 372,157 |  |  | 345,413 |  |  | 317,941
| TA instrument systems |  |  | 191,442 |  |  | 171,665 |  |  | 171,689
|  | Total product sales |  |  | 1,552,349 |  |  | 1,460,296 |  |  | 1,385,256
Service net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Waters service |  |  | 686,656 |  |  | 639,432 |  |  | 593,301
| TA service |  |  | 70,073 |  |  | 67,695 |  |  | 63,775
|  | Total service sales |  |  | 756,729 |  |  | 707,127 |  |  | 657,076
Total net sales |  | $ | 2,309,078 |  | $ | 2,167,423 |  | $ | 2,042,332
Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Area | Geographic sales information is presented below for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
|  |  |  |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Net Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| United States |  | $ | 669,274 |  | $ | 665,280 |  | $ | 656,361
| Europe |  |  | 636,472 |  |  | 577,257 |  |  | 555,886
| Asia: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | China |  |  | 387,059 |  |  | 331,354 |  |  | 278,600
|  | Japan |  |  | 167,258 |  |  | 167,977 |  |  | 145,184
|  | Asia Other |  |  | 308,300 |  |  | 283,653 |  |  | 272,179
|  |  | Total Asia |  |  | 862,617 |  |  | 782,984 |  |  | 695,963
| Other |  |  | 140,715 |  |  | 141,902 |  |  | 134,122
Total net sales |  | $ | 2,309,078 |  | $ | 2,167,423 |  | $ | 2,042,332
Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Area | Long-lived assets information at December 31, 2017 and 2016 is presented below (in thousands):
|  |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| United States |  | $ | 186,344 |  | $ | 207,062 |  | $ | 192,352
| Europe |  |  | 136,440 |  |  | 114,848 |  |  | 128,189
| Asia |  |  | 24,774 |  |  | 14,376 |  |  | 11,868
| Other |  |  | 1,720 |  |  | 832 |  |  | 946
Total long-lived assets |  | $ | 349,278 |  | $ | 337,118 |  | $ | 333,355

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