Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Business Combinations [Abstract]
ACQUISITIONS	ACQUISITIONS In August 2011, the Company acquired a vision inspection solutions business located in Germany for an aggregate purchase price of $19.4 million that will be integrated into the Company's product inspection product offering. The Company may be required to pay additional cash consideration up to a maximum amount of $2.4 million related to an earn-out period. Goodwill recorded in connection with this acquisition totaled $10.9 million, which is included in the Company’s Western European Operations segment. The Company also recorded $13.3 million of identified intangibles primarily pertaining to tradename, customer relationships and technology. In August 2011, the Company paid additional contingent cash consideration (previously accrued at the time of acquisition) of $7.8 million related to an earn-out associated with an acquisition in 2009. This payment is included in cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows. In March 2011, the Company completed acquisitions totaling $15.4 million, of which $12.0 million related to an X-ray inspection solutions business that will be integrated into the Company's product inspection product offering. Goodwill recorded in connection with these acquisitions totaled $4.4 million, of which $1.9 million is included in the Company's U.S. Operations segment and $2.5 million is included in the Company's Swiss Operations segment. The Company also recorded $9.9 million of identified intangibles pertaining to tradename, customer relationships and technology. The weighted average amortization periods for the finite-lived intangibles purchased in 2011 are 15 years for tradename, 9 years for technology and 18 years for customer relationships. In January 2010, the Company acquired a pipette distributor located in the United Kingdom for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $12.5 million. Goodwill recorded in connection with the acquisition totaled $7.4 million, which is included in the Company’s Western European Operations segment. The Company also recorded $4.5 million of identified intangibles pertaining to tradename and customer relationships. The weighted average amortization periods are 7 years for tradename and 30 years for customer relationships.

Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

In August 2011, the Company acquired a vision inspection solutions business located in Germany for an aggregate purchase price of $19.4 million that will be integrated into the Company's product inspection product offering. The Company may be required to pay additional cash consideration up to a maximum amount of $2.4 million related to an earn-out period. Goodwill recorded in connection with this acquisition totaled $10.9 million, which is included in the Company’s Western European Operations segment. The Company also recorded $13.3 million of identified intangibles primarily pertaining to tradename, customer relationships and technology.

In August 2011, the Company paid additional contingent cash consideration (previously accrued at the time of acquisition) of $7.8 million related to an earn-out associated with an acquisition in 2009. This payment is included in cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows.

In March 2011, the Company completed acquisitions totaling $15.4 million, of which $12.0 million related to an X-ray inspection solutions business that will be integrated into the Company's product inspection product offering. Goodwill recorded in connection with these acquisitions totaled $4.4 million, of which $1.9 million is included in the Company's U.S. Operations segment and $2.5 million is included in the Company's Swiss Operations segment. The Company also recorded $9.9 million of identified intangibles pertaining to tradename, customer relationships and technology.

The weighted average amortization periods for the finite-lived intangibles purchased in 2011 are 15 years for tradename, 9 years for technology and 18 years for customer relationships.

In January 2010, the Company acquired a pipette distributor located in the United Kingdom for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $12.5 million. Goodwill recorded in connection with the acquisition totaled $7.4 million, which is included in the Company’s Western European Operations segment. The Company also recorded $4.5 million of identified intangibles pertaining to tradename and customer relationships. The weighted average amortization periods are 7 years for tradename and 30 years for customer relationships.