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Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2013
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies GSI Group Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”) design, develop, manufacture and sell precision photonics and motion control components and sub-systems for applications demanding extremely high levels of performance. The Company’s technology is targeted primarily at Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) for incorporation into products and systems for a wide range of applications in major markets including: medical, industrial, electronics and scientific. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. dollars and in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), applied on a consistent basis. The accounting policies underlying these unaudited consolidated financial statements are those set forth in Note 3 to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Those policies are not presented herein, except to the extent that new policies have been adopted, or there is material current period activity or changes to our policies. The interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its 50% owned joint venture, Excel Laser Technology Private Limited (“Excel SouthAsia JV”). Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company’s unaudited interim financial statements are prepared on a quarterly basis ending on the Friday closest to the end of the calendar quarter, with the exception of the fourth quarter which always ends on December 31. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the instructions to Form 10-Q and the provisions of Regulation S-X pertaining to interim financial statements. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The interim consolidated financial statements and notes included in this report should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. In the opinion of management, these interim consolidated financial statements include all significant adjustments and accruals necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year or for any future periods. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of sales and expenses during the reporting periods. The Company evaluates its estimates based on historical experience, current conditions and various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period in which they are deemed to be necessary. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Reclassifications and Adjustments As discussed in Note 2, the Company classified the Semiconductor Systems and Laser Systems businesses as held for sale beginning in the second quarter of 2012. In addition, as discussed in Note 15, we realigned our segment presentation during the first quarter of 2013 in light of the acquisition of NDS Surgical Imaging, LLC and NDS Surgical Imaging KK as well as restructuring activities. As a result, certain prior period information included in the consolidated statements has been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Beginning in 2008, the Company did not properly recognize deferred tax liabilities associated with certain permanent intercompany loans. In addition, the Company did not consider these deferred tax liability amounts when determining the realizability of its deferred tax assets and thereby recorded excess valuation allowances beginning in 2009. The Company identified and corrected this immaterial error related to prior years during the period ended March 29, 2013. The error correction resulted in approximately $0.7 million of an income tax benefit allocated to income from continuing operations and approximately $0.7 million of income tax expense allocated to accumulated other comprehensive loss during the period ended March 29, 2013, which was quantitatively significant to the period. The correction had no effect on income from continuing operations before income taxes or cash flows for any periods presented. The Company evaluated this error considering both qualitative and quantitative factors pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements,” and concluded that these adjustments were not material to the prior years’ consolidated financial statements. The Company also does not believe this adjustment will be material to the 2013 results. In addition, certain immaterial reclassifications have been made to the prior year to conform to the current year presentation. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2012-02, “Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment”. Similar to goodwill impairment testing guidance, the revised standard allows entities to use a qualitative approach to test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. ASU 2012-02 permits entities to perform a qualitative assessment by considering events and circumstances which would impact the fair value of the entity’s indefinite-lived intangible assets to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the entity’s indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired. If it is determined that this is the case, it is necessary to perform the currently prescribed two-step impairment test. Otherwise, the two-step impairment test is not required. The revised standard is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt ASU 2012-02 in its annual impairment test to be performed as of the beginning of the second fiscal quarter. The adoption of ASU 2012-02 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Comprehensive Income”. Under ASU 2013-02, an entity is required to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the financial statements or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by the respective line items of net income, but only if the amount reclassified is required to be reclassified in its entirety in the same reporting period. For amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional details about those amounts. ASU 2013-02 does not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income (loss) in the financial statements. The standard was effective for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this amendment did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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