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Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 649,162 | $ 679,452
Americas [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 264,824 | 258,631
Europe [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 194,828 | 209,555
Total Asia Rest of World [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 189,510 | 211,266
Laboratory Related Products and Services [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 55.00% |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 357,091 | 359,732
Product Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 489,334 | 524,347
Industrial Related Products and Services [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 39.00% |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 252,355 | 271,320
Retail Related Products and Services [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 6.00% |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 39,716 | 48,400
Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 119,964 | 120,263
Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 39,864 | 34,842
Us Operations segment Member |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 241,409 | 234,650
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 | 177,436 | 174,256
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 | 50,234 | 49,651
Us Operations segment Member | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 13,739 | 10,743
Swiss Operations segment Member |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 31,897 | 33,577
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 | 24,276 | 26,665
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 | 5,557 | 4,951
Swiss Operations segment Member | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,064 | 1,961
Western European Operations Segment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 153,325 | 165,906
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 | 105,877 | 116,555
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 | 31,391 | 33,939
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 | 16,057 | 15,412
Chinese Operations Segment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 100,599 | 121,723
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 | 90,321 | 111,416
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 | 7,106 | 7,704
Chinese Operations Segment [Member] | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 3,172 | 2,603
Other Operations [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 121,932 | 123,596
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 | 91,424 | 95,455
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 | 25,676 | 24,018
Other Operations [Member] | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 4,832 | $ 4,123

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