2.0.0.10 false Comprehensive Income 190010 - Disclosure - Comprehensive Income true false false false 1 usd $ false false Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Comprehensive Income [Abstract] 0 wat_ComprehensiveIncomeAbstract wat false na duration string Comprehensive Income [Abstract] false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false Comprehensive Income [Abstract] false 3 Comprehensive Income 1 us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNoteTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div><div><a name="_AUC2b498884f1b8485bac0d4302b0908ff6">10  Comprehensive Income</a>   Comprehensive income is detailed as follows (in thousands):   <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; border-collapse: separate;"> <tr> <td width="574" valign="top" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;">   </td> <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-top: 0px; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">            Three Months Ended             </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="top" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;">   </td> <td width="102" valign="top" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">       April 3, <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">         2010         </td> <td width="102" valign="top" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1.25pt; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">      April 4, <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1.25pt; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">         2009         </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: 5.05pt; text-indent: -5.05pt; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Net income </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">$       75,518 </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">$       73,347 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: .25in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Foreign currency translation </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">       (23,410) </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">       (13,296) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Net appreciation and realized gains on derivative instruments </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">                 — </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">           1,223 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Income tax expense </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">                 — </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">             (428) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: .25in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Net appreciation and realized gains on derivative instruments, net of tax </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">                 — </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">              795 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: 9.0pt; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Net foreign currency adjustments </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">       (23,410) </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">       (12,501) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: .25in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Unrealized gain (loss) on investments before income taxes </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">                 41 </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">               (38) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: .25in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Income tax (expense) benefit </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">               (14) </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">                 13 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: 9.0pt; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net of tax </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">                 27 </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">               (25) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: 9.0pt; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Retirement liability adjustment, net of tax </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">              129 </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">              166 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Other comprehensive loss </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">       (23,254) </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">       (12,360) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="574" valign="bottom" style="width: 344.35pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 5.05pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">Comprehensive income </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: .85in; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">$       52,264 </td> <td width="102" valign="bottom" style="width: 61.25pt; padding: 0in 2.35pt 0in 2.35pt; border-top: 0px;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.0pt; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 1.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 94%; text-autospace: none; white-space: nowrap;">$       60,987 </td> </tr> </table>   </div></div> 10  Comprehensive Income   Comprehensive income is detailed as follows (in thousands):     false false false This label may include the following: 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income. Components of comprehensive income include: (1) foreign currency translation adjustments; (2) gains and losses on foreign currency transactions that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity; (3) gains and losses on intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; (4) change in the market value of a futures contract that qualifies as a hedge of an asset reported at fair value; (5) unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities and that resulting from transfers of debt securities from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category; (6) a net loss recognized as an additional pension liability not yet recognized as net periodic pension cost; and (7) the net gain or loss and net prior service cost or credit for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans. 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