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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2015
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis [Abstract] |
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis | The following table represents the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at October 3, 2015 (in thousands):
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Quoted Prices |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | in Active |  | Significant |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Markets |  | Other |  | Significant
|  |  |  |  |  |  | for Identical |  | Observable |  | Unobservable
|  |  |  | Total at |  | Assets |  | Inputs |  | Inputs
|  |  |  | October 3, 2015 |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Treasury securities |  | $ | 629,048 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 629,048 |  | $ | -
| Corporate debt securities |  |  | 1,233,772 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,233,772 |  |  | -
| Time deposits |  |  | 80,931 |  |  | - |  |  | 80,931 |  |  | -
| Equity securities |  |  | 147 |  |  | - |  |  | 147 |  |  | -
| Other cash equivalents |  |  | 29,000 |  |  | - |  |  | 29,000 |  |  | -
| Waters 401(k) Restoration Plan assets |  |  | 33,842 |  |  | - |  |  | 33,842 |  |  | -
| Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |  | 38 |  |  | - |  |  | 38 |  |  | -
|  | Total |  | $ | 2,006,778 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2,006,778 |  | $ | -
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Contingent consideration |  | $ | 4,116 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 4,116
| Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |  | 575 |  |  | - |  |  | 575 |  |  | -
|  | Total |  | $ | 4,691 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 575 |  | $ | 4,116
The following table represents the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Quoted Prices |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | in Active |  | Significant |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Markets |  | Other |  | Significant
|  |  |  | Total at |  | for Identical |  | Observable |  | Unobservable
|  |  |  | December 31, |  | Assets |  | Inputs |  | Inputs
|  |  |  | 2014 |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Treasury securities |  | $ | 626,772 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 626,772 |  | $ | -
| Foreign government securities |  |  | 24,998 |  |  | - |  |  | 24,998 |  |  | -
| Corporate debt securities |  |  | 984,105 |  |  | - |  |  | 984,105 |  |  | -
| Time deposits |  |  | 64,240 |  |  | - |  |  | 64,240 |  |  | -
| Equity securities |  |  | 147 |  |  | - |  |  | 147 |  |  | -
| Other cash equivalents |  |  | 29,000 |  |  | - |  |  | 29,000 |  |  | -
| Waters 401(k) Restoration Plan assets |  |  | 33,935 |  |  | - |  |  | 33,935 |  |  | -
| Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |  | 123 |  |  | - |  |  | 123 |  |  | -
|  | Total |  | $ | 1,763,320 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,763,320 |  | $ | -
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Contingent consideration |  | $ | 3,612 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 3,612
| Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |  | 651 |  |  | - |  |  | 651 |  |  | -
|  | Total |  | $ | 4,263 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 651 |  | $ | 3,612
Summary of Derivative Instruments by Risk Exposure [Abstract] |
Gains (Losses) on Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | The following is a summary of the activity in cost of sales in the statements of operations related to the forward foreign exchange contracts (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | October 3, 2015 |  | September 27, 2014 |  | October 3, 2015 |  | September 27, 2014
Realized gains (losses) on closed contracts |  | $ | 810 |  | $ | (266) |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | (366)
Unrealized losses on open contracts |  |  | (71) |  |  | (43) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (1,000)
Cumulative net pre-tax gains (losses) |  | $ | 739 |  | $ | (309) |  | $ | (4) |  | $ | (1,366)
Fair Value of Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts | The Company's foreign currency exchange contracts included in the consolidated balance sheets are classified as follows (in thousands):
|  |  | October 3, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Other current assets |  | $ | 38 |  | $ | 123
Other current liabilities |  | $ | 575 |  | $ | 651
Warranty Accrual Roll Forward [Abstract] |
Warranty Accrual Roll Forward | The following is a summary of the activity of the Company's accrued warranty liability for the nine months ended October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014 (in thousands):
|  | Balance at |  |  |  |  |  | Balance at
|  | Beginning |  | Accruals for |  | Settlements |  | End of
|  | of Period |  | Warranties |  | Made |  | Period
Accrued warranty liability: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
October 3, 2015 |  | $ | 13,266 |  | $ | 5,834 |  | $ | (5,993) |  | $ | 13,107
September 27, 2014 |  | $ | 12,962 |  | $ | 5,292 |  | $ | (5,773) |  | $ | 12,481

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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