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Noncontrolling Interests
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
Noncontrolling Interests
(18) Noncontrolling Interests

As of December 31, 2019, we owned approximately 70% of the capital and voting rights of Robtec, a service bureau and distributor of 3D printing and scanning products in Brazil. Robtec was acquired on November 25, 2014. Subsequent to our year-end, on January 7, 2020, we made a payment equal to the current redemption price of $10,000 for all of the remaining ownership interests held and brought our ownership of the capital and voting rights to 100%. See Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Note 2 for additional discussion.

As of December 31, 2019, we owned 100% of the capital and voting rights of Easyway, a service bureau and distributor of 3D printing and scanning products in China. Approximately 65% of the capital and voting rights of Easyway were acquired on April 2, 2015, and an additional 5% of the capital and voting rights of Easyway were acquired on July 19, 2017 for $2,300. The remaining 30% of the capital and voting rights of Easyway were acquired on January 21, 2019 for $13,500 to be paid in installments over four years, with the first installment of $2,500 paid in March 2019.