| Component: (Network and Table) | |
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| Network | 030400 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables) (http://www.waters.com/role/InventoriesTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001000697 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventory Items, Net Of Reserves Alternative [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventory, Net of Reserves | Inventories are classified as follows (in thousands):
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