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Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

For the Year Ended December 31, 2017		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								$				944,825												$				99,117						$	1,043,942			$	177,705			$	7,659			$	1,937,688			$	(38,969	)		$	409,520
Swiss Operations		133,925				563,083				697,008				174,447				5,551				1,374,150				(19,589		)		22,171
Western European Operations		673,776				170,820				844,596				117,324				4,052				1,805,294				(7,094		)		91,927
Chinese Operations		452,617				232,882				685,499				231,860				7,168				1,068,811				(13,246		)		690
Other(a)		519,910				7,934				527,844				72,744				3,474				310,667				(4,131		)		15,530
Eliminations and Corporate(b)		—				(1,073,836		)		(1,073,836		)		(117,496		)		5,554				(3,946,805		)		(44,397		)		—
Total		$	2,725,053			$	—			$	2,725,053			$	656,584			$	33,458			$	2,549,805			$	(127,426	)		$	539,838

For the Year Ended December 31, 2016		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								$				867,962												$				90,580						$	958,542			$	161,539			$	6,094			$	1,747,338			$	(52,255	)		$	357,785
Swiss Operations		130,674				524,983				655,657				163,663				6,199				1,212,637				(7,260		)		21,239
Western European Operations		640,558				176,501				817,059				123,507				4,048				1,120,751				(6,857		)		82,500
Chinese Operations		386,541				219,766				606,307				187,924				6,879				702,571				(16,288		)		636
Other(a)		482,522				7,709				490,231				64,060				3,461				277,476				(4,540		)		14,218
Eliminations and Corporate(b)		—				(1,019,539		)		(1,019,539		)		(117,696		)		6,062				(2,893,996		)		(36,757		)		—
Total		$	2,508,257			$	—			$	2,508,257			$	582,997			$	32,743			$	2,166,777			$	(123,957	)		$	476,378

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								$				826,354												$				87,488						$	913,842			$	147,491			$	6,153			$	1,487,422			$	(7,113	)		$	317,856
Swiss Operations		133,684				498,642				632,326				160,763				6,488				1,134,648				(6,650		)		21,841
Western European Operations		620,128				165,532				785,660				107,424				4,076				1,010,639				(5,940		)		92,389
Chinese Operations		376,291				214,887				591,178				165,532				7,086				506,390				(14,770		)		692
Other(a)		438,990				8,087				447,077				50,821				2,883				260,276				(4,306		)		13,506
Eliminations and Corporate(b)		—				(974,636		)		(974,636		)		(99,924		)		6,401				(2,440,040		)		(43,727		)		—
Total		$	2,395,447			$	—			$	2,395,447			$	532,107			$	33,087			$	1,959,335			$	(82,506	)		$	446,284

(a) Other includes reporting units in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, 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]

	2017				2016				2015
Earnings before taxes	$	574,222			$	504,193			$	463,424
Amortization	42,671				36,052				30,951
Interest expense	32,785				28,026				27,451
Restructuring charges	12,772				6,235				11,148
Other charges (income), net	(5,866		)		8,491				(867		)
Segment profit	$	656,584			$	582,997			$	532,107

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

	2017				2016				2015
Laboratory	$	1,358,493			$	1,225,000			$	1,154,905
Industrial	1,158,335				1,067,858				1,034,310
Retail	208,225				215,399				206,232
Total net sales	$	2,725,053			$	2,508,257			$	2,395,447

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
	2017				2016				2015				2017				2016
United States	$	888,241			$	815,153			$	768,815			$	220,401			$	168,494
Other Americas	162,672				153,607				157,962				3,406				3,833
Total Americas	1,050,913				968,760				926,777				223,807				172,327
Germany	192,126				182,644				176,491				49,376				28,393
France	130,427				118,681				110,477				6,386				5,009
United Kingdom	64,361				61,513				71,679				19,617				12,631
Switzerland	63,090				62,115				64,622				259,007				246,312
Other Europe	399,923				374,008				349,178				8,050				6,511
Total Europe	849,927				798,961				772,447				342,436				298,856
China	439,373				374,996				362,950				92,269				83,713
Rest of World	384,840				365,540				333,273				9,759				8,811
Total Asia/Rest of World	824,213				740,536				696,223				102,028				92,524
Total	$	2,725,053			$	2,508,257			$	2,395,447			$	668,271			$	563,707

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