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Business Segment Information - Summary of Net Sales for Company's Products and Services (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Sep. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2021
Mar. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Sep. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2020
Mar. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]                      
Total net sales $ 836,449 $ 659,233 $ 681,647 $ 608,545 $ 786,658 $ 593,784 $ 519,984 $ 464,939 $ 2,785,874 $ 2,365,365 $ 2,406,596
Waters Instrument Systems [Member]                      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]                      
Total net sales                 1,089,248 890,855 963,871
Chemistry Consumables [Member]                      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]                      
Total net sales                 507,209 432,080 412,018
TA Instrument Systems [Member]                      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]                      
Total net sales                 225,613 174,398 191,300
Product [Member]                      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]                      
Total net sales                 1,822,070 1,497,333 1,567,189
Waters Service [Member]                      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]                      
Total net sales                 876,626 794,189 761,594
TA Service [Member]                      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]                      
Total net sales                 87,178 73,843 77,813
Service [Member]                      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]                      
Total net sales                 $ 963,804 $ 868,032 $ 839,407