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Network
040400 - Disclosure - Inventories (Details)
(http://www.waters.com/role/DisclosureInventoriesDetails)
Table(Implied)
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0001000697 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Inventory Items, Net Of Reserves Alternative [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Inventory Items, Net Of Reserves Alternative [Abstract]
 
 
 
Raw materials
95,430,000  
88,625,000  
 
Work in progress
16,585,000  
20,901,000  
 
Finished goods
150,667,000  
153,889,000  
 
Total inventories
262,682,000  
 
263,415,000  
 
 
 
Provisions on inventory
9,000,000  
5,000,000  
5,000,000