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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Category Information [Table Text Block]

Net sales for the product categories are attributed based on those revenues related to sample and assay products and similarly related revenues, and revenues derived from instrumentation sales.

(in thousands)	2012				2011				2010
Net Sales
Consumables and related revenues	$	1,085,596			$	1,011,863			$	937,714
Instrumentation	168,860				157,884				149,717
Total	$	1,254,456			$	1,169,747			$	1,087,431

Schedule of Geographical Information [Table Text Block]

Our official country of domicile is the Netherlands, which reported net sales of $23.7 million, $23.9 million and $21.5 million for the years ended 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and these amounts are included in the line item Europe as shown in the table below.

(in thousands)	2012				2011				2010
Net Sales
Americas:
United States	$	518,130			$	466,502			$	472,682
Other Americas	42,921				55,137				50,912
Total Americas	561,051				521,639				523,594
Europe	459,321				444,441				398,029
Asia Pacific & Rest of World	234,084				203,667				165,808
Total	$	1,254,456			$	1,169,747			$	1,087,431

Schedule of Long Lived Assets [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	2012				2011
Long-lived assets
Americas:
United States	$	131,689			$	98,717
Other Americas	2,196				2,579
Total Americas	133,885				101,296
Europe	272,227				259,220
Asia Pacific & Rest of World	12,820				11,276
Total	$	418,932			$	371,792

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