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Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment Charges (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2020 | Sep. 29, 2019 | Sep. 27, 2020 | Sep. 29, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other-employee severance | $ (27,701) | $ (6,500) | $ 1,915 | $ (11,792)
Contingent consideration adjustment |  |  | 13,116 | 8,848
Universal Robots (UR) |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration adjustment |  | 3,800 |  |
Semiconductor Test |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other | 0 | 0 | 4,000 | 0
Cost of revenues-inventory charge | 1,131 | 1,867 | 7,956 | 5,319
Contingent consideration adjustment |  | 7,800 |  | 1,009
Industrial Automation |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost of revenues-inventory charge | 0 | 0 | 664 | 604
Restructuring and other-employee severance | 0 | 0 | 505 | 508
Contingent consideration adjustment |  |  | 790 | 1,330
System Test |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost of revenues-inventory charge | 0 | 0 | 698 | 1,129
Wireless Test |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other | 1,802 | 724 | 3,957 | 1,892
Cost of revenues-inventory charge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 566
Corporate And Eliminations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration adjustment | 0 | 2,108 | 0 | 2,108
Corporate And Eliminations | Universal Robots (UR) | Restructuring and other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration adjustment | (1,086) | 816 | 2,629 | 928
Corporate And Eliminations | Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) | Restructuring and other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Selling and administrative – equity modification charge | 0 | $ (7,759) | (3,546) | $ (16,427)
Corporate And Eliminations | AutoGuide [Member] | Restructuring and other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration adjustment | $ (27,206) |  | $ (4,421) |

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