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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 27, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Assets: |  |
Held-to-maturity Securities, Transferred Security, at Carrying Value | $ 0 |
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain | 0 |
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Held-to-maturity Securities | 0 |
Assets held in rabbi trusts | 38,270 | 36,992
Available for sale securities | 7,162 | 7,356
Fair Value Assets | 45,432 | 44,348
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | (1,076) | (1,037)
Fair Value Liabilities | (1,076) | (1,037)
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 859,500 | 750,700
Carrying value of long-term debt, excluding derivative liabilities | 439,804 | 363,874
Derivative, Notional Amount | 25,000 |
Derivative, Description of Terms | In the third fiscal quarter of 2014, the Company entered into a forward contract with a highly-rated financial institution to mitigate the foreign currency risk associated with an intercompany loan denominated in a currency other than the legal entity's functional currency. The notional amount of the forward contract was $25,000 as of September 27, 2014. The intercompany loan was used to finance a portion of the purchase price for Capella. The forward contract settles monthly and is expected to be renewed at the Company's discretion on a monthly basis until the intercompany loan is repaid. The forward contract was renewed on the last day of the third fiscal quarter. We have not designated the forward contract as a hedge for accounting purposes, and as such the change in the fair value of the contract is recognized in the consolidated condensed statements of operations as a component of other income (expense). |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Assets held in rabbi trusts | 25,081 | 24,064
Available for sale securities | 7,162 | 7,356
Fair Value Assets | 32,243 | 31,420
Liabilities: |  |
Fair Value Liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Assets held in rabbi trusts | 13,189 | 12,928
Available for sale securities | 0 | 0
Fair Value Assets | 13,189 | 12,928
Liabilities: |  |
Fair Value Liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Assets held in rabbi trusts | 0 | 0
Available for sale securities | 0 | 0
Fair Value Assets | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Fair Value Liabilities | (1,076) | (1,037)
Convertible Senior Debentures 2040 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | (553) | (491)
Convertible Senior Debentures 2040 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | 0 | 0
Convertible Senior Debentures 2040 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | 0 | 0
Convertible Senior Debentures 2040 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | (553) | (491)
Convertible Senior Debentures 2041 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | (314) | (349)
Convertible Senior Debentures 2041 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | 0 | 0
Convertible Senior Debentures 2041 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | 0 | 0
Convertible Senior Debentures 2041 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | (314) | (349)
Convertible Senior Debentures 2042 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | (209) | (197)
Convertible Senior Debentures 2042 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | 0 | 0
Convertible Senior Debentures 2042 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | 0 | 0
Convertible Senior Debentures 2042 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Embedded derivative | $ (209) | $ (197)

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