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Net Income Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share - Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

Net (loss) income per share from continuing operations was computed as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 29, 2019				March 30, 2018
	(In thousands, except share data)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Colfax Corporation (1)	$	(48,578	)		$	27,372
Weighted-average shares of Common stock outstanding - basic	133,713,815				123,560,338
Net effect of potentially dilutive securities - stock options and restricted stock units	—				520,460
Weighted-average shares of Common stock outstanding - diluted	133,713,815				124,080,798
Net (loss) income per share from continuing operations - basic and diluted	$	(0.36	)		$	0.22

(1) Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Colfax Corporation for the respective periods is calculated using Net (loss) income from continuing operations less the income attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of taxes.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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