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Business Acquisitions and Divestiture - Agilux Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2016 | Jun. 27, 2016 | Jul. 01, 2017 | Jul. 01, 2017 | Jun. 25, 2016
Blue Stream Laboratories |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  | $ 11,700 |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  | 11,749 |  |  |
Cash acquired |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Integration related costs and transaction costs |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 400
Agilux Laboratories |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price | $ 64,900 |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation | 62,025 |  |  |  |
Cash acquired | $ 2,900 |  |  |  |
Integration related costs and transaction costs |  |  | $ 100 | $ 300 |

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