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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 983,221 | $ 946,750 | $ 1,866,965 | $ 1,872,699 |
Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 41,200 |  | 41,200 |  | $ 32,600
Americas [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 414,092 | 404,030 | 792,008 | 788,373 |
Europe [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 274,103 | 258,836 | 522,078 | 532,697 |
Asia [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 295,026 | 283,884 | 552,879 | 551,629 |
Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 734,244 | 712,260 | 1,384,194 | 1,413,228 |
Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 178,088 | 171,039 | 340,879 | 335,869 |
Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 70,889 | 63,451 | $ 141,892 | 123,602 |
Laboratory products and services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 56.00% |  | 56.00% |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 537,916 | 523,233 | $ 1,038,140 | 1,048,288 |
Industrial products and services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 39.00% |  | 39.00% |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 394,628 | 374,257 | $ 735,828 | 726,102 |
Retail products and services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 50,677 | 49,260 | $ 92,997 | 98,309 |
US Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 372,516 | 362,215 | 718,274 | 708,338 |
US Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 271,782 | 264,345 | 518,849 | 515,081 |
US Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 74,334 | 73,839 | 147,664 | 146,973 |
US Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 26,400 | 24,031 | 51,761 | 46,284 |
Swiss Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 49,555 | 50,185 | 96,857 | 104,435 |
Swiss Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 37,462 | 39,418 | 73,760 | 83,039 |
Swiss Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 8,732 | 7,615 | 16,980 | 15,379 |
Swiss Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 3,361 | 3,152 | 6,117 | 6,017 |
Western European Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 211,916 | 202,313 | 402,285 | 417,078 |
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 | 139,573 | 137,113 | 264,423 | 288,648 |
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 | 46,663 | 43,218 | 89,139 | 86,039 |
Western European Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 25,680 | 21,982 | 48,723 | 42,391 |
Chinese Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 162,017 | 164,384 | 303,185 | 307,582 |
Chinese Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 146,635 | 148,436 | 274,832 | 277,447 |
Chinese Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 10,913 | 11,753 | 19,735 | 21,654 |
Chinese Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 4,469 | 4,195 | 8,618 | 8,481 |
Other Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 187,217 | 167,653 | 346,364 | 335,266 |
Other Operations [Member] | Product [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 138,792 | 122,948 | 252,330 | 249,013 |
Other Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 37,446 | 34,614 | 67,361 | 65,824 |
Other Operations [Member] | Service [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 10,979 | $ 10,091 | $ 26,673 | $ 20,429 |

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