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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions (in businesses) | business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,000 | 6,000 | 3,000
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,125,077 |  | $ 216,398
Cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,040 |  |
Contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,002 |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,112,075 | $ 335,786 | 215,687
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 439,479 |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,558,822 | 4,072,542 | 3,783,347
Acquisition-related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,855 |  |
Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,082 |  |
RegO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash acquired | $ 10,382 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill - tax deductible | 165,810 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill - non deductible | $ 111,166 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired | $ 624,693 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 234,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 34,252 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for uncollectable accounts | 371 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition | 276,976 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of trade receivables acquired | 34,623 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RegO | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 173,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RegO | Patents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 40,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RegO | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 21,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acme Cryogenics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill - non deductible |  | $ 169,209 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  | $ 293,522 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 127,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 15,130 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross trade receivables acquired |  | 15,798 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for uncollectable accounts |  | 668 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acme Cryogenics | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 99,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acme Cryogenics | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 6,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acme Cryogenics | Unpatented technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 21,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LIQAL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  | $ 27,701 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  | $ 8,235 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  | $ 23,473 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Espy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  | $ 60,457 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 21,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  | $ 29,317 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CDS Visual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 29,147 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 9,930 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  |  | $ 20,863 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Blue Bite |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,143 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,458 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quantex |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,747 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,034 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,327 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AvaLAN |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,144 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,630 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,803 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series of individually immaterial acquistions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions (in businesses) | business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |
Goodwill - tax deductible |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 195,127 | 33,183 |
Goodwill - non deductible |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 386,990 | 172,622 |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,179 | 134,049 | 91,980
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 135,932 | 205,805 | 119,512
Series of individually immaterial acquistions | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 310,819 | 103,310 | 68,500
Series of individually immaterial acquistions | Patents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,056 |  | 16,000
Series of individually immaterial acquistions | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,424 | 9,614 | $ 7,480
Series of individually immaterial acquistions | Unpatented technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 44,180 | $ 21,125 |
ICS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 77,030 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,525 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 47,339 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Solaris |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,680 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,280 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,230 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Em-tec |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,396 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,344 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,572 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Soft-Pak |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 45,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,800 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 33,183 |  |  |  |  |  |
Systech |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 161,830 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,100 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recorded in acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 91,493 |  |  |  |  |
All-Flo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 39,954 |  |  |  |
Belanger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 175,350 |  |  |

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