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Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

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, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

		2023				2022				2021
Product net sales:
Waters instrument systems		$	1,108,702			$	1,210,456			$	1,089,248
Chemistry consumables			541,469				525,399				507,209
TA instrument systems			252,879				252,314				225,613
Total product sales			1,903,050				1,988,169				1,822,070
Service net sales:
Waters service			951,419				890,607				876,626
TA service			101,947				93,180				87,178
Total service sales			1,053,366				983,787				963,804
Total net sales		$	2,956,416			$	2,971,956			$	2,785,874

Summary of Geographic Sales Information

		2023				2022				2021
Net Sales:
Asia:
China		$	440,707			$	565,143			$	521,128
Japan			167,202				167,220				182,597
Asia Other			399,916				399,380				372,040
Total Asia			1,007,825				1,131,743				1,075,765
Americas:
United States			927,982				886,140				774,014
Americas Other			180,591				169,495				151,206
Total Americas			1,108,573				1,055,635				925,220
Europe			840,018				784,578				784,889
Total net sales		$	2,956,416			$	2,971,956			$	2,785,874

Summary of Net Sales by Customer Class

None of the Company’s individual customers accounts for more than 2% of annual Company sales. Net sales by customer class are as follows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

		2023				2022				2021
Pharmaceutical		$	1,696,875			$	1,751,665			$	1,667,061
Industrial			909,003				909,805				829,204
Academic and government			350,538				310,486				289,609
Total net sales		$	2,956,416			$	2,971,956			$	2,785,874

Net sales for the Company recognized at a point in time versus over time are as follows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

Summary of Net Sales of Company Recognized at a Point in Time Versus Over Time

		2023				2022				2021
Net sales recognized at a point in time:
Instrument systems		$	1,361,581			$	1,462,770			$	1,314,861
Chemistry consumables			541,469				525,399				507,209
Service sales recognized at a point in time (time & materials)			372,530				367,501				354,666
Total net sales recognized at a point in time			2,275,580				2,355,670				2,176,736
Net sales recognized over time:
Service and software maintenance sales recognized over time (contracts)			680,836				616,286				609,138
Total net sales		$	2,956,416			$	2,971,956			$	2,785,874

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Area

Long-lived assets information at December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 is presented below (in thousands):

		December 31,
		2023				2022				2021
Long-lived assets:
United States		$	440,993			$	429,469			$	395,446
Americas Other			2,632				1,663				1,662
Total Americas			443,625				431,132				397,108
Europe			167,948				133,465				130,806
Asia			27,500				17,620				19,999
Total long-lived assets		$	639,073			$	582,217			$	547,913

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