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Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,395,447 | $ 2,485,983 | $ 2,378,972
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total Net Sales | $ 673,535 | $ 604,154 | $ 582,057 | $ 535,701 | $ 697,428 | $ 629,100 | $ 608,834 | $ 550,621 | 2,395,447 | 2,485,983 | 2,378,972
Total Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 532,107 | 506,871 | 472,892
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,087 | 33,617 | 34,765
Assets | 2,018,485 |  |  |  | 2,009,110 |  |  |  | 2,018,485 | 2,009,110 | 2,152,819
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (82,506) | (89,388) | (82,349)
Goodwill | 446,284 |  |  |  | 444,085 |  |  |  | 446,284 | 444,085 | 455,842
U.S. Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 825,290 | 759,135 | 718,671
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87,488 | 90,463 | 83,182
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 912,778 | 849,598 | 801,853
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 147,331 | 123,080 | 126,423
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,153 | 6,068 | 6,223
Assets | 1,511,618 |  |  |  | 1,294,037 |  |  |  | 1,511,618 | 1,294,037 | 1,242,501
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,113) | (6,627) | (6,297)
Goodwill | 317,856 |  |  |  | 308,861 |  |  |  | 317,856 | 308,861 | 307,933
Swiss Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134,169 | 138,581 | 132,240
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 454,429 | 461,171 | 435,904
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 588,598 | 599,752 | 568,144
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 163,243 | 152,090 | 129,158
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,488 | 6,621 | 6,576
Assets | 1,137,664 |  |  |  | 1,018,941 |  |  |  | 1,137,664 | 1,018,941 | 1,090,353
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,650) | (6,567) | (6,801)
Goodwill | 21,841 |  |  |  | 21,873 |  |  |  | 21,841 | 21,873 | 24,288
Western European Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 623,153 | 708,755 | 674,278
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 127,479 | 124,349 | 112,049
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 750,632 | 833,104 | 786,327
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108,539 | 120,580 | 111,951
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,076 | 4,422 | 4,708
Assets | 1,018,255 |  |  |  | 1,061,455 |  |  |  | 1,018,255 | 1,061,455 | 1,059,525
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,940) | (5,581) | (6,096)
Goodwill | 92,389 |  |  |  | 99,341 |  |  |  | 92,389 | 99,341 | 108,662
Chinese Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 376,291 | 415,474 | 407,131
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 183,604 | 155,690 | 149,084
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 559,895 | 571,164 | 556,215
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 153,314 | 160,793 | 152,459
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,086 | 6,746 | 6,527
Assets | 510,327 |  |  |  | 816,801 |  |  |  | 510,327 | 816,801 | 731,650
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (14,770) | (19,793) | (6,200)
Goodwill | 692 |  |  |  | 740 |  |  |  | 692 | 740 | 746
Other Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 436,544 | 464,038 | 446,652
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,087 | 7,527 | 6,308
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 444,631 | 471,565 | 452,960
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,454 | 52,461 | 49,673
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,883 | 2,820 | 2,694
Assets | 270,236 |  |  |  | 261,036 |  |  |  | 270,236 | 261,036 | 257,141
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,306) | (3,315) | (7,172)
Goodwill | 13,506 |  |  |  | 13,270 |  |  |  | 13,506 | 13,270 | 14,213
Eliminations and Corporate Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (861,087) | (839,200) | (786,527)
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (861,087) | (839,200) | (786,527)
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (90,774) | (102,133) | (96,772)
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,401 | 6,940 | 8,037
Assets | (2,429,615) |  |  |  | (2,443,160) |  |  |  | (2,429,615) | (2,443,160) | (2,228,351)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (43,727) | (47,505) | (49,783)
Goodwill | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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