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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Net Sales, Segment Profit, Depreciation, Total Assets, and Purchases of PPE, and Goodwil by Segment [Table Text Block] |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 |  | Net Sales to External Customers |  | Net Sales to Other Segments |  | Total Net Sales |  | Segment Profit |  | Depreciation |  | Total Assets |  | Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment |  | Goodwill
U.S. Operations |  | $ | 825,290 |  |  | $ | 87,488 |  |  | $ | 912,778 |  |  | $ | 147,331 |  |  | $ | 6,153 |  |  | $ | 1,511,618 |  |  | $ | (7,113 | ) |  | $ | 317,856 |
Swiss Operations |  | 134,169 |  |  | 454,429 |  |  | 588,598 |  |  | 163,243 |  |  | 6,488 |  |  | 1,137,664 |  |  | (6,650 | ) |  | 21,841 |
Western European Operations |  | 623,153 |  |  | 127,479 |  |  | 750,632 |  |  | 108,539 |  |  | 4,076 |  |  | 1,018,255 |  |  | (5,940 | ) |  | 92,389 |
Chinese Operations |  | 376,291 |  |  | 183,604 |  |  | 559,895 |  |  | 153,314 |  |  | 7,086 |  |  | 510,327 |  |  | (14,770 | ) |  | 692 |
Other(a) |  | 436,544 |  |  | 8,087 |  |  | 444,631 |  |  | 50,454 |  |  | 2,883 |  |  | 270,236 |  |  | (4,306 | ) |  | 13,506 |
Eliminations and Corporate(b) |  | — |  |  | (861,087 | ) |  | (861,087 | ) |  | (90,774 | ) |  | 6,401 |  |  | (2,429,615 | ) |  | (43,727 | ) |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 2,395,447 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,395,447 |  |  | $ | 532,107 |  |  | $ | 33,087 |  |  | $ | 2,018,485 |  |  | $ | (82,506 | ) |  | $ | 446,284 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 |  | Net Sales to External Customers |  | Net Sales to Other Segments |  | Total Net Sales |  | Segment Profit (c) |  | Depreciation |  | Total Assets |  | Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment |  | Goodwill
U.S. Operations |  | $ | 759,135 |  |  | $ | 90,463 |  |  | $ | 849,598 |  |  | $ | 123,080 |  |  | $ | 6,068 |  |  | $ | 1,294,037 |  |  | $ | (6,627 | ) |  | $ | 308,861 |
Swiss Operations |  | 138,581 |  |  | 461,171 |  |  | 599,752 |  |  | 152,090 |  |  | 6,621 |  |  | 1,018,941 |  |  | (6,567 | ) |  | 21,873 |
Western European Operations |  | 708,755 |  |  | 124,349 |  |  | 833,104 |  |  | 120,580 |  |  | 4,422 |  |  | 1,061,455 |  |  | (5,581 | ) |  | 99,341 |
Chinese Operations |  | 415,474 |  |  | 155,690 |  |  | 571,164 |  |  | 160,793 |  |  | 6,746 |  |  | 816,801 |  |  | (19,793 | ) |  | 740 |
Other(a) |  | 464,038 |  |  | 7,527 |  |  | 471,565 |  |  | 52,461 |  |  | 2,820 |  |  | 261,036 |  |  | (3,315 | ) |  | 13,270 |
Eliminations and Corporate(b) |  | — |  |  | (839,200 | ) |  | (839,200 | ) |  | (102,133 | ) |  | 6,940 |  |  | (2,443,160 | ) |  | (47,505 | ) |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 2,485,983 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,485,983 |  |  | $ | 506,871 |  |  | $ | 33,617 |  |  | $ | 2,009,110 |  |  | $ | (89,388 | ) |  | $ | 444,085 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013 |  | Net Sales to External Customers |  | Net Sales to Other Segments |  | Total Net Sales |  | Segment Profit (c) |  | Depreciation |  | Total Assets |  | Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment |  | Goodwill
U.S. Operations |  | $ | 718,671 |  |  | $ | 83,182 |  |  | $ | 801,853 |  |  | $ | 126,423 |  |  | $ | 6,223 |  |  | $ | 1,242,501 |  |  | $ | (6,297 | ) |  | $ | 307,933 |
Swiss Operations |  | 132,240 |  |  | 435,904 |  |  | 568,144 |  |  | 129,158 |  |  | 6,576 |  |  | 1,090,353 |  |  | (6,801 | ) |  | 24,288 |
Western European Operations |  | 674,278 |  |  | 112,049 |  |  | 786,327 |  |  | 111,951 |  |  | 4,708 |  |  | 1,059,525 |  |  | (6,096 | ) |  | 108,662 |
Chinese Operations |  | 407,131 |  |  | 149,084 |  |  | 556,215 |  |  | 152,459 |  |  | 6,527 |  |  | 731,650 |  |  | (6,200 | ) |  | 746 |
Other(a) |  | 446,652 |  |  | 6,308 |  |  | 452,960 |  |  | 49,673 |  |  | 2,694 |  |  | 257,141 |  |  | (7,172 | ) |  | 14,213 |
Eliminations and Corporate(b) |  | — |  |  | (786,527 | ) |  | (786,527 | ) |  | (96,772 | ) |  | 8,037 |  |  | (2,228,351 | ) |  | (49,783 | ) |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 2,378,972 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,378,972 |  |  | $ | 472,892 |  |  | $ | 34,765 |  |  | $ | 2,152,819 |  |  | $ | (82,349 | ) |  | $ | 455,842 |
(a) | Other includes reporting units in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and other countries.
(b) | Eliminations and Corporate includes the elimination of inter-segment transactions as well as certain corporate expenses and intercompany investments, which are not included in the Company’s operating segments.
Reconciliation Of Operating Profit Loss From Segments To Consolidated Earnings Before Taxes [Table Text Block] |
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Earnings before taxes | $ | 463,424 |  |  | $ | 445,004 |  |  | $ | 402,709 |
Amortization | 30,951 |  |  | 29,185 |  |  | 24,539 |
Interest expense | 27,451 |  |  | 24,537 |  |  | 22,711 |
Restructuring charges | 11,148 |  |  | 5,915 |  |  | 19,830 |
Other charges (income), net | (867 | ) |  | 2,230 |  |  | 3,103 |
Segment profit | $ | 532,107 |  |  | $ | 506,871 |  |  | $ | 472,892 |
Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block] |
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Laboratory | $ | 1,154,905 |  |  | $ | 1,161,207 |  |  | $ | 1,100,632 |
Industrial | 1,034,310 |  |  | 1,107,606 |  |  | 1,065,605 |
Retail | 206,232 |  |  | 217,170 |  |  | 212,735 |
Total net sales | $ | 2,395,447 |  |  | $ | 2,485,983 |  |  | $ | 2,378,972 |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] | In certain circumstances, our operating segments sell directly into other geographies. A breakdown of net sales to external customers by geographic customer destination and property, plant, and equipment, net for the years ended December 31 follows:
| Net Sales |  | Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
United States | $ | 768,815 |  |  | $ | 708,293 |  |  | $ | 665,365 |  |  | $ | 132,255 |  |  | $ | 128,125 |
Other Americas | 157,962 |  |  | 166,150 |  |  | 167,647 |  |  | 4,120 |  |  | 4,110 |
Total Americas | 926,777 |  |  | 874,443 |  |  | 833,012 |  |  | 136,375 |  |  | 132,235 |
Germany | 176,491 |  |  | 204,747 |  |  | 195,521 |  |  | 29,100 |  |  | 32,984 |
France | 110,477 |  |  | 127,363 |  |  | 122,658 |  |  | 5,174 |  |  | 5,802 |
United Kingdom | 71,679 |  |  | 77,271 |  |  | 65,922 |  |  | 15,854 |  |  | 6,112 |
Switzerland | 64,622 |  |  | 71,347 |  |  | 74,574 |  |  | 233,763 |  |  | 235,593 |
Other Europe | 349,178 |  |  | 398,645 |  |  | 377,353 |  |  | 6,158 |  |  | 6,983 |
Total Europe | 772,447 |  |  | 879,373 |  |  | 836,028 |  |  | 290,049 |  |  | 287,474 |
China | 362,950 |  |  | 404,293 |  |  | 396,620 |  |  | 82,528 |  |  | 83,412 |
Rest of World | 333,273 |  |  | 327,874 |  |  | 313,312 |  |  | 8,277 |  |  | 8,341 |
Total Asia/Rest of World | 696,223 |  |  | 732,167 |  |  | 709,932 |  |  | 90,805 |  |  | 91,753 |
Total | $ | 2,395,447 |  |  | $ | 2,485,983 |  |  | $ | 2,378,972 |  |  | $ | 517,229 |  |  | $ | 511,462 |

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