Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation - Additional Information (Details)		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020 Segment Customer	Mar. 31, 2019 Customer
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | Segment		1
CARES Act of 2020 percentage of NOL carryovers and carrybacks offsetting taxable income	100.00%
CARES act of 2020, net operating loss carryback period	5 years
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of customers		3	2
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Customers Located Outside Of United States
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		32.00%	27.00%
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Customers Located Outside Of United States | QIAGEN Manchester Limited | Collaborative Development Services
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		33.00%	62.00%
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer One
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		28.00%	57.00%
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer Two
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		17.00%	17.00%
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer Three
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		11.00%
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of customers		2	2
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer One
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		25.00%	29.00%
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer Two
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		19.00%	25.00%