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Deferred Revenue and Customer Advances (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 28, 2014 | Jun. 29, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 29, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Deferred Revenue Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |
Extended warranty | $ 43,497 | $ 40,052 | $ 34,909 | $ 36,320 | $ 34,854 | $ 26,987
Equipment maintenance and training | 27,703 |  | 22,455 |  |  |
Customer advances | 5,041 |  | 4,825 |  |  |
Undelivered elements | 7,185 |  | 6,971 |  |  |
Total deferred revenue and customer advances | $ 83,426 |  | $ 69,160 |  |  |

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- Definition Amount as of the balance sheet date of the aggregate extended product warranty liability. Does not include the ending balance for the standard product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (c)(1),(c)(5) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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