Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020	Net Sales to External Customers		Net Sales to Other Segments		Total Net Sales		Segment Profit		Depreciation		Total Assets(c)		Purchase of Property, Plant, and Equipment		Goodwill
U.S. Operations	$	1,072,319	$	121,850	$	1,194,169	$	244,940	$	11,347	$	2,560,652	$	(18,258)	$	415,869
Swiss Operations	143,923		679,837		823,760		245,465		6,257		2,028,879		(5,495)		24,525
Western European Operations	716,715		173,176		889,891		147,562		4,769		1,294,579		(13,678)		93,514
Chinese Operations	578,610		213,735		792,345		270,497		8,506		985,977		(9,755)		686
Other(a)	573,610		4,600		578,210		77,910		3,737		340,786		(5,974)		15,676
Eliminations and Corporate(b)	—		(1,193,198)		(1,193,198)		(145,666)		7,428		(4,396,324)		(39,334)		—
Total	$	3,085,177	$	—	$	3,085,177	$	840,708	$	42,044	$	2,814,549	$	(92,494)	$	550,270

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019	Net Sales to External Customers		Net Sales to Other Segments		Total Net Sales		Segment Profit		Depreciation		Total Assets(c)		Purchase of Property, Plant, and Equipment		Goodwill
U.S. Operations	$	1,057,115	$	114,794	$	1,171,909	$	210,133	$	10,684	$	2,363,725	$	(15,607)	$	410,022
Swiss Operations	139,499		657,678		797,177		233,292		6,069		1,648,065		(5,820)		22,369
Western European Operations	700,741		175,759		876,500		123,845		4,450		1,150,214		(11,267)		87,980
Chinese Operations	544,716		224,517		769,233		266,522		8,045		694,903		(10,252)		633
Other(a)	566,581		5,890		572,471		71,483		3,395		358,281		(4,936)		14,975
Eliminations and Corporate(b)	—		(1,178,638)		(1,178,638)		(127,197)		6,348		(3,425,867)		(49,459)		—
Total	$	3,008,652	$	—	$	3,008,652	$	778,078	$	38,991	$	2,789,321	$	(97,341)	$	535,979

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018	Net Sales to External Customers		Net Sales to Other Segments		Total Net Sales		Segment Profit		Depreciation		Total Assets		Purchase of Property, Plant, and Equipment		Goodwill
U.S. Operations	$	1,007,798	$	104,458	$	1,112,256	$	161,615	$	10,425	$	2,113,268	$	(27,896)	$	410,021
Swiss Operations	134,064		628,529		762,593		202,027		5,835		1,471,625		(1,123)		21,994
Western European Operations	718,788		176,995		895,783		122,574		4,173		983,809		(16,879)		87,242
Chinese Operations	525,109		242,452		767,561		270,668		7,869		1,237,248		(13,248)		644
Other(a)	549,827		6,543		556,370		78,317		3,774		319,070		(8,342)		14,879
Eliminations and Corporate(b)	—		(1,158,977)		(1,158,977)		(104,696)		5,091		(3,506,173)		(75,238)		—
Total	$	2,935,586	$	—	$	2,935,586	$	730,505	$	37,167	$	2,618,847	$	(142,726)	$	534,780

(a)Other includes reporting units in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and other countries.

(b)Eliminations and Corporate includes the elimination of intersegment transactions as well as certain corporate expenses and intercompany investments, which are not included in the Company’s operating segments.

Reconciliation Of Operating Profit Loss From Segments To Consolidated Earnings Before Taxes [Table Text Block]

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Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

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Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

eakdown of net sales to external customers by geographic customer destination and property, plant, and equipment by geographic destination for the years ended December 31 follows:

	Net Sales						Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net
	2020		2019		2018		2020		2019
United States	$	1,014,180	$	984,524	$	933,419	$	208,038	$	200,497
Other Americas	166,446		181,323		172,537		3,713		3,828
Total Americas	1,180,626		1,165,847		1,105,956		211,751		204,325
Germany	199,499		195,790		205,296		48,468		48,401
France	134,542		130,387		141,513		9,123		8,849
United Kingdom	70,163		66,855		70,378		34,631		26,502
Switzerland	69,965		65,202		65,377		314,059		295,029
Other Europe	447,097		433,858		426,209		64,048		59,179
Total Europe	921,266		892,092		908,773		470,329		437,960
China	565,100		527,076		506,360		89,277		85,817
Rest of World	418,185		423,637		414,497		27,511		20,555
Total Asia/Rest of World	983,285		950,713		920,857		116,788		106,372
Total	$	3,085,177	$	3,008,652	$	2,935,586	$	798,868	$	748,657