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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2019
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 three months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 30, 2019 |  |  | March 31, 2018 |
Product net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Waters instrument systems |  | $ | 184,612 |  |  | $ | 198,103 |
Chemistry consumables |  |  | 99,253 |  |  |  | 98,710 |
TA instrument systems |  |  | 36,638 |  |  |  | 42,304 |
Total product sales |  |  | 320,503 |  |  |  | 339,117 |
Service net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Waters service |  |  | 176,049 |  |  |  | 174,333 |
TA service |  |  | 17,310 |  |  |  | 17,220 |
Total service sales |  |  | 193,359 |  |  |  | 191,553 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 513,862 |  |  | $ | 530,670 |
Summary of Geographic Sales Information | Net sales are attributable to geographic areas based on the region of destination. Geographic sales information is presented below for the three months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 30, 2019 |  |  | March 31, 2018 |
Net Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asia: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
China |  | $ | 90,091 |  |  | $ | 93,828 |
Japan |  |  | 43,504 |  |  |  | 42,765 |
Asia Other |  |  | 66,917 |  |  |  | 63,687 |
Total Asia |  |  | 200,512 |  |  |  | 200,280 |
Americas: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  |  | 149,157 |  |  |  | 146,821 |
Americas Other |  |  | 32,711 |  |  |  | 34,889 |
Total Americas |  |  | 181,868 |  |  |  | 181,710 |
Europe |  |  | 131,482 |  |  |  | 148,680 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 513,862 |  |  | $ | 530,670 |
Summary of Net Sales by Customer Class | Net sales by customer class are as follows for the three months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 30, 2019 |  |  | March 31, 2018 |
Pharmaceutical |  | $ | 294,512 |  |  | $ | 305,328 |
Industrial |  |  | 155,218 |  |  |  | 162,330 |
Academic and governmental |  |  | 64,132 |  |  |  | 63,012 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 513,862 |  |  | $ | 530,670 |
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 three months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 30, 2019 |  |  | March 31, 2018 |
Net sales recognized at a point in time: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Instrument systems |  | $ | 221,250 |  |  | $ | 240,407 |
Chemistry consumables |  |  | 99,253 |  |  |  | 98,710 |
Service sales recognized at a point in time (time & materials) |  |  | 72,759 |  |  |  | 72,518 |
Total net sales recognized at a point in time |  |  | 393,262 |  |  |  | 411,635 |
Net sales recognized over time: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service and software sales recognized over time (contracts) |  |  | 120,600 |  |  |  | 119,035 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 513,862 |  |  | $ | 530,670 |

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