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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 753,866 | $ 734,846 | $ 2,164,684 | $ 2,117,663 |
Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 21,600 |  | 21,600 |  | $ 12,400
Americas [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 298,304 | 280,512 | 849,282 | 807,119 |
Europe [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 212,736 | 216,956 | 629,600 | 643,514 |
Asia [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 242,826 | 237,378 | 685,802 | 667,030 |
Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 586,756 | 576,340 | 1,677,030 |  |
Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 127,854 | 118,783 | 376,266 |  |
Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 39,256 | 39,723 | $ 111,388 |  |
Laboratory products and services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 52.00% |  | 52.00% |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 388,441 | 368,967 | $ 1,127,833 | 1,075,853 |
Industrial products and services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 41.00% |  | 41.00% |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 315,337 | 305,248 | $ 889,716 | 873,181 |
Retail products and services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 7.00% |  | 7.00% |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 50,088 | 60,631 | $ 147,135 | $ 168,629 |
US Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 269,038 | 255,379 | 771,578 |  |
US Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 203,291 | 191,511 | 580,155 |  |
US Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 53,035 | 49,985 | 156,221 |  |
US Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 12,712 | 9,978 | 35,202 |  |
Swiss Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 33,415 | 31,463 | 98,350 |  |
Swiss Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 26,114 | 24,791 | 77,142 |  |
Swiss Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 5,191 | 4,919 | 15,176 |  |
Swiss Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,110 | 2,072 | 6,032 |  |
Western European Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 168,652 | 173,170 | 498,240 |  |
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 | 120,510 | 24,412 | 352,260 |  |
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 | 31,852 | 33,081 | 97,182 |  |
Western European Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 16,290 | 16,355 | 48,798 |  |
Chinese Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 142,292 | 140,098 | 400,473 |  |
Chinese Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 129,163 | 119,709 | 364,620 |  |
Chinese Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 10,111 | 10,885 | 27,363 |  |
Chinese Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 3,018 | 2,678 | 8,490 |  |
Other Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 140,469 | 134,736 | 396,043 |  |
Other Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 107,678 | 101,757 | 302,853 |  |
Other Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 27,665 | 24,969 | 80,324 |  |
Other Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 5,126 | $ 4,598 | $ 12,866 |  |

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