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Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 679,452 | $ 660,821
Americas [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 258,631 | 252,279
Europe [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 209,555 | 205,840
Total Asia Rest of World [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 211,266 | 202,702
Laboratory Related Products and Services [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 53.00% |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 359,732 | 345,159
Product Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 524,347 | 510,946
Industrial Related Products and Services [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 40.00% |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 271,320 | 262,656
Retail Related Products and Services [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 7.00% |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 48,400 | 53,006
Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 120,263 | 118,403
Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 34,842 | 31,472
Us Operations segment Member |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 234,650 | 229,745
Us Operations segment Member | Product Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 174,256 | 172,501
Us Operations segment Member | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 49,651 | 47,619
Us Operations segment Member | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 10,743 | 9,625
Swiss Operations segment Member |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 33,577 | 32,466
Swiss Operations segment Member | Product Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 26,665 | 25,565
Swiss Operations segment Member | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 4,951 | 4,830
Swiss Operations segment Member | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,961 | 2,071
Western European Operations Segment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 165,906 | 165,372
Western European Operations Segment [Member] | Product Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 116,555 | 116,932
Western European Operations Segment [Member] | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 33,939 | 34,590
Western European Operations Segment [Member] | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 15,412 | 13,850
Chinese Operations Segment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 121,723 | 113,930
Chinese Operations Segment [Member] | Product Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 111,416 | 104,292
Chinese Operations Segment [Member] | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 7,704 | 7,127
Chinese Operations Segment [Member] | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,603 | 2,511
Other Operations [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 123,596 | 119,308
Other Operations [Member] | Product Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 95,455 | 91,656
Other Operations [Member] | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 24,018 | 24,237
Other Operations [Member] | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 4,123 | $ 3,415

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