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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Summary of Net Sales for Company's Products and Services | Net sales for the Company’s products and services are as follows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Product net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Waters instrument systems |  | $ | 1,000,625 |  |  | $ | 988,750 |  |  | $ | 943,218 |
Chemistry consumables |  |  | 400,287 |  |  |  | 372,157 |  |  |  | 345,413 |
TA instrument systems |  |  | 204,081 |  |  |  | 191,442 |  |  |  | 171,665 |
Total product sales |  |  | 1,604,993 |  |  |  | 1,552,349 |  |  |  | 1,460,296 |
Service net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Waters service |  |  | 738,433 |  |  |  | 686,656 |  |  |  | 639,432 |
TA service |  |  | 76,503 |  |  |  | 70,073 |  |  |  | 67,695 |
Total service sales |  |  | 814,936 |  |  |  | 756,729 |  |  |  | 707,127 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 2,419,929 |  |  | $ | 2,309,078 |  |  | $ | 2,167,423 |
Summary of Geographic Sales Information | Geographic sales information is presented below for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Net Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asia: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
China |  | $ | 443,321 |  |  | $ | 387,059 |  |  | $ | 331,354 |
Japan |  |  | 173,357 |  |  |  | 167,258 |  |  |  | 167,977 |
Asia Other |  |  | 305,613 |  |  |  | 308,300 |  |  |  | 283,653 |
Total Asia |  |  | 922,291 |  |  |  | 862,617 |  |  |  | 782,984 |
Americas: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  |  | 683,596 |  |  |  | 669,274 |  |  |  | 665,280 |
Americas Other |  |  | 151,581 |  |  |  | 140,715 |  |  |  | 141,902 |
Total Americas |  |  | 835,177 |  |  |  | 809,989 |  |  |  | 807,182 |
Europe |  |  | 662,461 |  |  |  | 636,472 |  |  |  | 577,257 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 2,419,929 |  |  | $ | 2,309,078 |  |  | $ | 2,167,423 |
Summary of Net Sales by Customer Class | Net sales by customer class are as follows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Pharmaceutical |  | $ | 1,365,731 |  |  | $ | 1,294,668 |  |  | $ | 1,206,316 |
Industrial |  |  | 737,144 |  |  |  | 721,088 |  |  |  | 690,119 |
Governmental and academic |  |  | 317,054 |  |  |  | 293,322 |  |  |  | 270,988 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 2,419,929 |  |  | $ | 2,309,078 |  |  | $ | 2,167,423 |
Summary of Net Sales of Company Recognized at a Point in Time Versus Over Time | Net sales for the Company recognized at a point in time versus over time are as follows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Net sales recognized at a point in time: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Instrument systems |  | $ | 1,204,706 |  |  | $ | 1,180,192 |  |  | $ | 1,114,883 |
Chemistry consumables |  |  | 400,287 |  |  |  | 372,157 |  |  |  | 345,413 |
Service sales recognized at a point in time (time & materials) |  |  | 317,549 |  |  |  | 299,385 |  |  |  | 279,482 |
Total net sales recognized at a point in time |  |  | 1,922,542 |  |  |  | 1,851,734 |  |  |  | 1,739,778 |
Net sales recognized over time: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service and software sales recognized over time (contracts) |  |  | 497,387 |  |  |  | 457,344 |  |  |  | 427,645 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 2,419,929 |  |  | $ | 2,309,078 |  |  | $ | 2,167,423 |
Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Area | Long-lived assets information at December 31, 2018 and 2017 is presented below (in thousands):
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 203,664 |  |  | $ | 186,344 |  |  | $ | 207,062 |
Americas Other |  |  | 1,680 |  |  |  | 1,720 |  |  |  | 832 |
Total Americas |  |  | 205,344 |  |  |  | 188,064 |  |  |  | 207,894 |
Europe |  |  | 118,513 |  |  |  | 136,440 |  |  |  | 114,848 |
Asia |  |  | 19,226 |  |  |  | 24,774 |  |  |  | 14,376 |
Total long-lived assets |  | $ | 343,083 |  |  | $ | 349,278 |  |  | $ | 337,118 |

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