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Segment and Geographic Area Information - Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | $ 1,226,583 | $ 1,159,912 | $ 1,134,671 | $ 1,086,305 | $ 1,010,800 | $ 945,144 | $ 931,558 | $ 902,423 | $ 4,607,471 | $ 3,789,925 | $ 3,582,395
Canada | Reportable Geographical Components |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 187,107 | 157,607 | 158,952
Canada | Reportable Geographical Components | RF Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,356 | 52,703 | 45,506
Canada | Reportable Geographical Components | Medical & Scientific Imaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,501 | 21,993 | 23,737
Canada | Reportable Geographical Components | Industrial Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64,079 | 60,551 | 65,826
Canada | Reportable Geographical Components | Energy Systems & Controls |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,171 | 22,360 | 23,883
Europe | Reportable Geographical Components |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 596,240 | 507,992 | 452,238
Europe | Reportable Geographical Components | RF Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140,348 | 71,673 | 57,581
Europe | Reportable Geographical Components | Medical & Scientific Imaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 244,031 | 228,058 | 167,698
Europe | Reportable Geographical Components | Industrial Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92,427 | 89,229 | 97,938
Europe | Reportable Geographical Components | Energy Systems & Controls |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 119,434 | 119,032 | 129,021
Asia | Reportable Geographical Components |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 325,309 | 302,687 | 315,656
Asia | Reportable Geographical Components | RF Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,180 | 11,988 | 10,019
Asia | Reportable Geographical Components | Medical & Scientific Imaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 119,150 | 111,843 | 112,732
Asia | Reportable Geographical Components | Industrial Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,286 | 52,087 | 60,817
Asia | Reportable Geographical Components | Energy Systems & Controls |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 137,693 | 126,769 | 132,088
Middle East | Reportable Geographical Components |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112,478 | 101,200 | 124,489
Middle East | Reportable Geographical Components | RF Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,356 | 50,605 | 54,165
Middle East | Reportable Geographical Components | Medical & Scientific Imaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,051 | 10,107 | 15,877
Middle East | Reportable Geographical Components | Industrial Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,833 | 2,997 | 4,220
Middle East | Reportable Geographical Components | Energy Systems & Controls |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,238 | 37,491 | 50,227
Rest of the world | Reportable Geographical Components |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120,028 | 105,493 | 110,723
Rest of the world | Reportable Geographical Components | RF Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,243 | 17,067 | 10,761
Rest of the world | Reportable Geographical Components | Medical & Scientific Imaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,708 | 21,549 | 20,417
Rest of the world | Reportable Geographical Components | Industrial Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,485 | 20,675 | 24,471
Rest of the world | Reportable Geographical Components | Energy Systems & Controls |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,592 | 46,202 | 55,074
Non-U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,116,103 | 920,799 | 871,649
Non-U.S. | Reportable Geographical Components |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,341,162 | 1,174,979 | 1,162,058
Non-U.S. | Reportable Geographical Components | RF Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 311,483 | 204,036 | 178,032
Non-U.S. | Reportable Geographical Components | Medical & Scientific Imaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 420,441 | 393,550 | 340,461
Non-U.S. | Reportable Geographical Components | Industrial Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 241,110 | 225,539 | 253,272
Non-U.S. | Reportable Geographical Components | Energy Systems & Controls |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 368,128 | $ 351,854 | $ 390,293

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