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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Rate | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Rate
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 734,846 | $ 2,117,663
Americas [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 280,512 | 807,119
Europe [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 216,956 | 643,514
Asia [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 237,378 | 667,030
Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 576,340 | 1,649,762
Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 118,783 | 356,321
Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 39,723 | $ 111,580
Laboratory products and services [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | Rate | 50.82213% | 50.82213%
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 368,967 | $ 1,075,853
Industrial products and services [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | Rate | 41.41485% | 41.41485%
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 305,248 | $ 873,181
Retail products and services [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | Rate | 7.96302% | 7.96302%
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 60,631 | $ 168,629
US Operations [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 255,379 | 736,598
US Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 195,554 | 559,566
US Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 48,910 | 146,515
US Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 10,915 | 30,517
Swiss Operations [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 31,463 | 96,082
Swiss Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 24,791 | 75,520
Swiss Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 4,663 | 14,410
Swiss Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,009 | 6,152
Western European Operations [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 173,170 | 512,314
Western European Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 124,412 | 365,680
Western European Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 29,365 | 92,331
Western European Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 19,393 | 54,303
Chinese Operations [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 140,098 | 387,301
Chinese Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 127,050 | 351,052
Chinese Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 10,200 | 28,212
Chinese Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,848 | 8,037
Other Operations [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 134,736 | 385,368
Other Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 104,533 | 297,944
Other Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 25,645 | 74,853
Other Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 4,558 | $ 12,571

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