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Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2026 | Mar. 31, 2025
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 947,127 | $ 883,744
Americas [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 389,339 | 377,916
Europe [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 278,686 | 247,975
Total Asia Rest of World [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 279,102 | 257,853
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 | $ 524,581 | 500,224
Product Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 684,254 | 649,950
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 | $ 374,640 | 341,200
Retail Related Products and Services [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Disaggregated Revenue in Relationship to Segments | 5.00% |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 47,906 | 42,320
Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 182,832 | 162,791
Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 80,041 | 71,003
Us Operations segment Member |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 348,547 | 345,758
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 | 239,958 | 247,067
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 | 80,198 | 73,330
Us Operations segment Member | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 28,391 | 25,361
Swiss Operations segment Member |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 50,759 | 47,302
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 | 38,375 | 36,298
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 | 8,952 | 8,248
Swiss Operations segment Member | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 3,432 | 2,756
Western European Operations Segment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 215,383 | 190,369
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 | 139,730 | 124,850
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 | 48,068 | 42,476
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 | 27,585 | 23,043
Chinese Operations Segment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 153,523 | 141,168
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 | 140,053 | 128,197
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 | 8,613 | 8,822
Chinese Operations Segment [Member] | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 4,857 | 4,149
Other Operations [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 178,915 | 159,147
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 | 126,138 | 113,538
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 | 37,001 | 29,915
Other Operations [Member] | Service Revenue [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 15,776 | $ 15,694

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