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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Additional Information - Divestitures) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		7 Months Ended		8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 09, 2016	Jul. 29, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Jul. 29, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Sep. 09, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses				$ (2,067)	$ 18,070				$ (2,067)	$ 18,070
Revenue				$ 530,356	$ 503,791				$ 1,582,624	$ 1,520,870
Disposed of by Sale \| Hydra-Stop Product Line
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business		$ 15,000
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses		5,800
Additional proceeds from sale of business		$ 2,000
Revenue						$ 7,500
Disposed of by Sale \| Melles Griot KK Subsidiary
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business	$ 17,500
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses	$ (7,900)
Revenue								$ 13,100
Disposed of by Sale \| Ismatec Product Line
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business			$ 27,700
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses			$ 18,100
Revenue							$ 5,300