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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES - Definite Lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Nov. 30, 2023 | Jan. 27, 2023 | Apr. 05, 2022 | Jun. 28, 2021 | Mar. 30, 2021 | Mar. 29, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Noveprim Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets | $ 9,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |
SAMDI Tech, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  | $ 33,070 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |
Explore BioLabs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  | $ 70,100 |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |
Vigene |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  | $ 93,900 |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  | 11 years |  |  |
Retrogenix |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  | $ 22,126 |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  |  | 11 years |  |
Cognate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 270,900 |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  |  |  | 13 years |
Distributed Bio |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,540
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years
Client relationships | Noveprim Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life | 0 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Client relationships | SAMDI Tech, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  | $ 23,400 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Client relationships | Explore BioLabs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  | $ 64,000 |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  | 13 years |  |  |  |
Client relationships | Vigene |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  | $ 87,500 |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |
Client relationships | Retrogenix |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  | $ 17,340 |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  |  | 13 years |  |
Client relationships | Cognate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 257,200 |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  |  |  | 13 years |
Client relationships | Distributed Bio |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,080
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 years
Other intangible assets | Noveprim Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets | $ 9,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | SAMDI Tech, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  | $ 9,670 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | Explore BioLabs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  | $ 6,100 |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | Vigene |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  | $ 6,400 |  |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |
Other intangible assets | Retrogenix |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  | $ 4,786 |  |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Other intangible assets | Cognate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,700 |
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |
Other intangible assets | Distributed Bio |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,460
Weighted Average Amortization Life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years

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