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
Tec-Sem Group AG
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of voting interests acquired (as a percent)			7.00%
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)			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%