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Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Operations of the Company's operating segments |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers | $ 650,598 | $ 604,154 | $ 1,798,558 | $ 1,721,912 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total net sales | 650,598 | 604,154 | 1,798,558 | 1,721,912 |
Segment Profit | 151,675 | 134,272 | 382,765 | 349,888 |
Goodwill | 482,144 | 448,342 | 482,144 | 448,342 | $ 446,284
US Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Operations of the Company's operating segments |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers | 235,715 | 217,831 | 640,618 | 600,917 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments | 20,151 | 21,221 | 61,884 | 62,353 |
Total net sales | 255,866 | 239,052 | 702,502 | 663,270 |
Segment profit | 43,779 | 40,547 | 114,046 | 101,964 |
Goodwill | 356,089 | 317,525 | 356,089 | 317,525 |
Swiss Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Operations of the Company's operating segments |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers | 32,390 | 32,847 | 90,075 | 96,851 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments | 127,569 | 122,399 | 374,863 | 355,492 |
Total net sales | 159,959 | 155,246 | 464,938 | 452,343 |
Segment profit | 36,854 | 39,358 | 107,673 | 108,892 |
Goodwill | 22,280 | 22,130 | 22,280 | 22,130 |
Western European Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Operations of the Company's operating segments |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers | 159,025 | 149,996 | 450,940 | 439,717 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments | 43,816 | 45,403 | 121,308 | 124,709 |
Total net sales | 202,841 | 195,399 | 572,248 | 564,426 |
Segment profit | 30,218 | 26,594 | 74,711 | 69,377 |
Goodwill | 87,403 | 94,659 | 87,403 | 94,659 |
Chinese Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Operations of the Company's operating segments |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers | 99,349 | 96,717 | 277,182 | 274,178 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments | 62,368 | 57,544 | 166,948 | 160,724 |
Total net sales | 161,717 | 154,261 | 444,130 | 434,902 |
Segment profit | 51,669 | 44,958 | 134,229 | 119,571 |
Goodwill | 669 | 709 | 669 | 709 |
Other Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Operations of the Company's operating segments |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers | 124,119 | 106,763 | 339,743 | 310,249 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments | 1,770 | 2,014 | 4,824 | 4,959 |
Total net sales | 125,889 | 108,777 | 344,567 | 315,208 |
Segment profit | 16,721 | 13,464 | 41,064 | 32,652 |
Goodwill | 15,703 | 13,319 | 15,703 | 13,319 |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Operations of the Company's operating segments |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments | (255,674) | (248,581) | (729,827) | (708,237) |
Total net sales | (255,674) | (248,581) | (729,827) | (708,237) |
Segment profit | (27,566) | (30,649) | (88,958) | (82,568) |
Goodwill | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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