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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 5) (Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis, Contingent consideration, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 28, 2014 | Jun. 28, 2014
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis | Contingent consideration |  |
Fair value liabilities reconciliation of changes |  |
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 13,256 | $ 12,919
Gain recognized in earnings | (1,301) | (964)
Balance at the end of the period | 11,955 | 11,955
Net gain for the period included in earnings attributable to contingent consideration held at the end of the period: | $ 1,301 | $ 964

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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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