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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block] ACQUISITIONSIn 2020, 2019, and 2018, we incurred acquisition payments totaling $6.2 million, $2.0 million, and $5.5 million, respectively.In 2017, the Company acquired all of the shares of Biotix, Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer and distributor of plastic consumables associated with pipettes, including tips, tubes, and reagent reservoirs used in the life sciences market, for an initial cash payment of $105 million plus additional cash consideration of $10 million that was paid in the first quarter of 2019.