XML 84 R71.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.10.0.1

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest- Additional Information (Details) £ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Sep. 27, 2018 USD ($) shares | Sep. 28, 2018 USD ($) shares | Sep. 28, 2018 USD ($) shares | Jan. 10, 2017 USD ($) | Jan. 10, 2017 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2016
Minority Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred in cash |  |  | $ 30,800,000 |  |  |
Laser Quantum |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest held before acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | 41.00%
Percentage of equity interest held after acquisition |  |  |  | 76.00% | 76.00% |
Initial fair value of noncontrolling interest |  |  |  | $ 21,600,000 | £ 17.7 |
Percentage of outstanding shares acquired | 24.00% |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred in cash and restricted stock for percentage of shares acquired | $ 45,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred in cash | $ 30,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) recognized on acquisition |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Laser Quantum | Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred in restricted stock shares | shares | 213,219 | 213,219 | 213,219 |  |  |
Vesting date |  |  | Dec. 31, 2025 |  |  |

X
- Definition Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, for redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interests. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | novt_ConsiderationTransferredForRepurchaseOfRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest
Namespace Prefix: | novt_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to repurchase redeemable noncontrolling interest. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | novt_RedemptionOfRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
Namespace Prefix: | novt_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Restricted stock issued or issuable to repurchase redeemable noncontrolling interest, vesting date. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | novt_RestrictedStockVestingDate
Namespace Prefix: | novt_
Data Type: | xbrli:dateItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=79982066&loc=d3e1392-128463 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition This element represents the fair value of the noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (e)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84161108&loc=d3e4845-128472 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionOfLessThan100PercentNoncontrollingInterestFairValue
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination achieved in stages, including equity interests in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date and acquired at the acquisition date. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeIncludingSubsequentAcquisitionPercentage
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Percentage of equity in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date in a business combination. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireePercentage
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of net gain (loss) recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (g)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=79982066&loc=d3e1392-128463 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGainOrLoss
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_MinorityInterestLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The cash outflow during the period for redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interests. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 15 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3291-108585 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=novt_LaserQuantumLimitedMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis=us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |