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Restructuring (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) plan | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Number of Positions Eliminated | plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve |  | $ 6,131 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 6,131 |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,481 |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Restructuring | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,350) |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,987 |  | 103 |  | $ 215 |
Restructuring expenses |  | 4,840 | $ 26,147 | $ 0 | $ 0 | (53) | $ 78 | $ 51 | $ 27 | 40,708 | [2] | 103 | [2] | $ 215 | [2]
Operating Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,987 |  |  |  |  |
Contract Termination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve |  | 2,029 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 2,029 |  | 0 |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,830 |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,801 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,830 |  |  |  |  |
Employee Severance [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve |  | 4,102 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | 4,102 |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,651 |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,549 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,651 |  |  |  |  |
Product Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,721 |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Goods, Total [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,721 |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation and amortization [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,194 |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,312 |  |  |  |  |
Healthcare Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,417 |  |  |  |  |
Healthcare Specialty Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,518 |  |  |  |  |
Life Science Member [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 664 |  |  |  |  |
Applied Sterilization Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,794 |  |  |  |  |
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,315 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost Remaining |  | $ 3,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | (1) Certain amounts reported include the impact of foreign currency movements relative to the U.S. dollar.
[2] | See Note 2 titled, "Restructuring", for more information.
[3] | Recorded in cost of revenues on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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