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Business Acquisitions - Celsis, Additional Information (Details) - Celsis - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 24, 2015 | Sep. 26, 2015 | Sep. 26, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable (contractual amount) | $ 5,410 |  |  |
Acquisition purchase price | 214,000 |  |  |
Assumed liabilities | 10,300 |  |  |
Total purchase price allocation | 211,724 |  |  |
Cash acquired | $ (2,300) |  |  |
Price allocation adjustment period, maximum | 1 year |  |  |
Transaction and integration costs |  | $ 3,900 | $ 7,400 |
Revenue |  | 4,900 | 4,900 |
Operating loss |  | $ 3,100 | 3,100 |
Pro forma adjustments, acquisitions |  |  | $ 2,400 | $ 11,300

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- Definition For receivables acquired in a business combination, excluding certain loans and debt securities acquired in a transfer (as defined), this element represents the gross contractual amounts receivable, by major class of receivable, such as loans, direct finance leases (as defined), and any other class of receivables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56956791&loc=d3e4845-128472 + Details
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