Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination achieved in stages, including equity interests in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date and acquired at the acquisition date.

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Percentage of equity in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date in a business combination.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Acquisitions - Ownership Information (Details)	Sep. 30, 2018	Apr. 20, 2018	Apr. 06, 2018	Oct. 05, 2017	Nov. 28, 2016	Nov. 27, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
BioCision, LLC
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Ownership interest (as a percent)						20.00%	20.00%
Tec-Sem Group AG
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of voting interests acquired (as a percent)	7.00%		93.00%
Business Combination, Step Acquisition [Abstract]
Equity interest in acquiree, percentage (as a percent)	93.00%
Total equity interest (as a percent)	100.00%
4titude Limited
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of voting interests acquired (as a percent)				100.00%
BioSpeciMan Corporation
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of voting interests acquired (as a percent)		100.00%
Cool Lab, LLC
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of voting interests acquired (as a percent)					100.00%
BioStorage Technologies, Inc.
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of voting interests acquired (as a percent)								100.00%