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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 02, 2021
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense | The consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2021 and September 26, 2020 include the following stock-based compensation expense related to stock option awards, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance stock unit awards and the employee stock purchase plan (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | October 2, 2021 |  |  | September 26, 2020 |  |  | October 2, 2021 |  |  | September 26, 2020 |
Cost of sales |  | $ | 468 |  |  | $ | 645 |  |  | $ | 1,828 |  |  | $ | 1,850 |
Selling and administrative expenses |  |  | 4,116 |  |  |  | 7,747 |  |  |  | 15,810 |  |  |  | 22,472 |
Research and development expenses |  |  | 1,769 |  |  |  | 1,201 |  |  |  | 4,311 |  |  |  | 3,393 |
Total stock-based compensation |  | $ | 6,353 |  |  | $ | 9,593 |  |  | $ | 21,949 |  |  | $ | 27,715 |
Relevant Data Used to Determine the Value of Stock Options Granted During the Period | The relevant data used to determine the value of the stock options granted during the nine months ended October 2, 2021 and September 26, 2020 are as follows:
|  | Nine Months Ended |
Options Issued and Significant Assumptions Used to Estimate Option Fair Values |  | October 2, 2021 |  |  | September 26, 2020 |
Options issued in thousands |  |  | 160 |  |  |  | 267 |
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 0.8 | % |  |  | 1.2 | %
Expected life in years |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |
Expected volatility |  |  | 32.4 | % |  |  | 27.8 | %
Expected dividends |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Stock Options Outstanding Roll Forward |
|  | Nine Months Ended |
Weighted-Average Exercise Price and Fair Value of Options on the Date of Grant |  | October 2, 2021 |  |  | September 26, 2020 |
Exercise price |  | $ | 281.23 |  |  | $ | 215.12 |
Fair value |  | $ | 91.46 |  |  | $ | 62.93 |
Stock Options Outstanding by Exercise Price Range | The following table summarizes stock option activity for the plans for the nine months ended October 2, 2021 (in thousands, except per share data):
|  | Number of Shares |  |  | Exercise Price per Share |  |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share |
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 |  |  | 1,067 |  |  | $ | 75.94 to $ 238.52 |  |  | $ | 179.59 |
Granted |  |  | 160 |  |  | $ | 250.15 to $ 371.64 |  |  | $ | 281.23 |
Exercised |  |  | (275 | ) |  | $ | 99.22 to $ 238.52 |  |  | $ | 167.89 |
Canceled |  |  | (251 | ) |  | $ | 139.51 to $ 280.80 |  |  | $ | 197.05 |
Outstanding at October 2, 2021 |  |  | 701 |  |  | $ | 75.94 to $ 371.64 |  |  | $ | 200.84 |
Restricted Stock Units Unvested Roll Forward | The following table summarizes the unvested restricted stock unit award activity for the nine months ended October 2, 2021 (in thousands, except per share data):
|  | Shares |  |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share |
Unvested at December 31, 2020 |  |  | 271 |  |  | $ | 202.00 |
Granted |  |  | 88 |  |  | $ | 283.10 |
Vested |  |  | (86 | ) |  | $ | 183.94 |
Forfeited |  |  | (22 | ) |  | $ | 221.64 |
Unvested at October 2, 2021 |  |  | 251 |  |  | $ | 234.90 |
Relevant Data Used to Determine the Value of Performance Shares | The relevant data used to determine the value of the performance stock units granted during the nine months ended October 2, 2021 and September 26, 2020 are as follows:
|  | Nine Months Ended |
Performance Stock Units Issued and Significant Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Values |  | October 2, 2021 |  |  | September 26, 2020 |
Performance stock units issued (in thousands) |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 58 |
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 0.2 | % |  |  | 1.3 | %
Expected life in years |  |  | 2.9 |  |  |  | 2.9 |
Expected volatility |  |  | 38.7 | % |  |  | 25.1 | %
Average volatility of peer companies |  |  | 34.7 | % |  |  | 26.1 | %
Correlation coefficient |  |  | 45.8 | % |  |  | 36.6 | %
Expected dividends |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Performance Stock Units Unvested Roll Forward | The following table summarizes the unvested performance stock unit award activity for the nine months ended October 2, 2021 (in thousands, except per share data):
|  | Shares |  |  | Weighted-Average Fair Value per Share |
Unvested at December 31, 2020 |  |  | 95 |  |  | $ | 230.36 |
Granted |  |  | 41 |  |  | $ | 315.98 |
Vested |  |  | (5 | ) |  | $ | 242.94 |
Forfeited |  |  | (44 | ) |  | $ | 199.22 |
Unvested at October 2, 2021 |  |  | 87 |  |  | $ | 285.73 |

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