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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) € in Thousands				1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) notice installment	Mar. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2016 EUR (€)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) notice installment	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) notice installment	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2020 claim	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€) notice installment	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Mar. 05, 2019 EUR (€)	Aug. 27, 2015 non-conformity
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Product remediation	$ 1,715,000						$ 1,715,000			$ 1,715,000				$ 3,251,000
Income tax (benefit) expense							(3,990,000)		$ (10,653,000)	17,581,000	$ (23,431,000)
Regional Internal Revenue Office of Lombardy
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Application pending approval, payments for legal settlements | €															€ 1,900
Unrecognized tax benefits, net of settlement payment | €													€ 15,500
Income tax (benefit) expense							6,500,000	€ 5,400
Deferred tax asset	11,800,000						11,800,000			11,800,000			10,100
Threatened Litigation | Regional Internal Revenue Office of Lombardy
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Losses under dispute	$ 73,200,000						$ 73,200,000			$ 73,200,000			€ 62,600
Number of equal installments | installment	5						5			5			5
Number of notice of assessments | notice	3						3			3			3
Pending Litigation
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss	$ 669,100,000						$ 669,100,000			$ 669,100,000						€ 572,100
Subsequent Event
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Pending claims, number | claim												85
FDA Warning Letter
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of observed non-conformities | non-conformity																	2
Product Liability
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements				$ 90,000,000	$ 135,000,000
Litigation provision liability	46,300,000						$ 46,300,000			$ 46,300,000				$ 170,404,000
Product Liability | Maximum
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party		$ 225,000,000
SNIA
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Reimbursed legal fees	$ 342,000		€ 292
SNIA | Pending Litigation | SNIA s.p.a
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Compensation sought						$ 4,000,000,000

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