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Business Acquisitions - Early Discovery, Additional Information (Details) - Argenta and BioFocus [Member] $ in Thousands, € in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Apr. 01, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 26, 2015 EUR (€) | Sep. 26, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition purchase price | $ 191,800 |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration | 900 |  |  |  |  |
Gain on decrease in the expected future contingent consideration payment |  | $ 800 |  |  |  |
Aggregate undiscounted amount of contingent consideration |  |  |  |  | € 5.0 | $ 5,600
Total purchase price allocation | 183,594 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation, cash | 8,200 |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition related adjustments |  |  | $ 500 | $ 5,400 |  |
Revenue |  |  |  | 46,800 |  |
Operating loss |  |  |  | $ (400) |  |
Pro forma adjustments, acquisitions | $ 3,700 |  |  |  |  |

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