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Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Revenues | $ 817,923 | $ 734,846 | $ 721,996 | $ 660,821 | $ 778,031 | $ 698,799 | $ 653,656 | $ 594,567 | $ 2,935,586 | $ 2,725,053 | $ 2,508,257
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,935,586 | 2,725,053 | 2,508,257
Total Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 730,505 | 652,582 | 573,178
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,167 | 33,458 | 32,743
Assets | 2,618,847 |  |  |  | 2,549,805 |  |  |  | 2,618,847 | 2,549,805 | 2,166,777
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (142,726) | (127,426) | (123,957)
Goodwill | 534,780 |  |  |  | 539,838 |  |  |  | 534,780 | 539,838 | 476,378
U.S. Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,007,798 | 944,825 | 867,962
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,458 | 99,117 | 90,580
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,112,256 | 1,043,942 | 958,542
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 161,615 | 177,705 | 161,539
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,425 | 7,659 | 6,094
Assets | 2,113,268 |  |  |  | 1,937,688 |  |  |  | 2,113,268 | 1,937,688 | 1,747,338
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (27,896) | (38,969) | (52,255)
Goodwill | 410,021 |  |  |  | 409,520 |  |  |  | 410,021 | 409,520 | 357,785
Swiss Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134,064 | 133,925 | 130,674
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 628,529 | 563,083 | 524,983
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 762,593 | 697,008 | 655,657
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 202,027 | 174,447 | 163,663
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,835 | 5,551 | 6,199
Assets | 1,471,625 |  |  |  | 1,374,150 |  |  |  | 1,471,625 | 1,374,150 | 1,212,637
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,123) | (19,589) | (7,260)
Goodwill | 21,994 |  |  |  | 22,171 |  |  |  | 21,994 | 22,171 | 21,239
Western European Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 718,788 | 673,776 | 640,558
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 176,995 | 170,820 | 176,501
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 895,783 | 844,596 | 817,059
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122,574 | 123,841 | 129,001
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,173 | 4,052 | 4,048
Assets | 983,809 |  |  |  | 1,805,294 |  |  |  | 983,809 | 1,805,294 | 1,120,751
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16,879) | (7,094) | (6,857)
Goodwill | 87,242 |  |  |  | 91,927 |  |  |  | 87,242 | 91,927 | 82,500
Chinese Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 525,109 | 452,617 | 386,541
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 242,452 | 232,882 | 219,766
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 767,561 | 685,499 | 606,307
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 270,668 | 231,860 | 187,924
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,869 | 7,168 | 6,879
Assets | 1,237,248 |  |  |  | 1,068,811 |  |  |  | 1,237,248 | 1,068,811 | 702,571
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,248) | (13,246) | (16,288)
Goodwill | 644 |  |  |  | 690 |  |  |  | 644 | 690 | 636
Other Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 549,827 | 519,910 | 482,522
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,543 | 7,934 | 7,709
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 556,370 | 527,844 | 490,231
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,317 | 72,681 | 64,146
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,774 | 3,474 | 3,461
Assets | 319,070 |  |  |  | 310,667 |  |  |  | 319,070 | 310,667 | 277,476
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,342) | (4,131) | (4,540)
Goodwill | 14,879 |  |  |  | 15,530 |  |  |  | 14,879 | 15,530 | 14,218
Eliminations and Corporate Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,158,977) | (1,073,836) | (1,019,539)
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,158,977) | (1,073,836) | (1,019,539)
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (104,696) | (127,952) | (133,095)
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,091 | 5,554 | 6,062
Assets | (3,506,173) |  |  |  | (3,946,805) |  |  |  | (3,506,173) | (3,946,805) | (2,893,996)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (75,238) | (44,397) | (36,757)
Goodwill | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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