General (Text Block)	9 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
General	General Colfax Corporation (the “Company” or “Colfax”) is a leading diversified technology company that provides fabrication technology and medical device products and services to customers around the world, principally under the ESAB and DJO brands. The Company conducts its operations through two operating segments, “Fabrication Technology”, which incorporates the operations of ESAB and its related brands, and “Medical Technology”, which incorporates the operations of DJO and its related brands. On September 30, 2019, Colfax completed the sale of its Air and Gas Handling business for an aggregate purchase price of $1.8 billion, including $1.67 billion of cash paid at closing, subject to certain adjustments pursuant to the purchase agreement, and the assumption of certain liabilities and minority interests. Accordingly, the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for all periods presented reflect the Air and Gas Handling business as discontinued operations. See Note 3, “Discontinued Operations”, for further information. On February 22, 2019, Colfax completed the purchase of DJO Global, Inc. (“DJO”) for $3.15 billion. DJO is a global leader in orthopedic solutions, providing orthopedic devices, reconstructive implants, software and services spanning the full continuum of patient care, from injury prevention to rehabilitation. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this quarterly report have been prepared by the Company in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019 is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted in accordance with the SEC’s rules and regulations for interim financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “2019 Form 10-K”), filed with the SEC on February 24, 2020. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, which consist solely of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods indicated. Intercompany transactions and accounts are eliminated in consolidation. The Company makes certain estimates and assumptions in preparing its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results may differ from those estimates. In the normal course of business, the Company incurs research and development costs related to new product development which are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs were $16.8 million and $49.4 million during the three and nine months ended October 2, 2020, and $16.3 million and $44.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 27, 2019, respectively, which are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be achieved for the full year. Quarterly results are affected by seasonal variations in the Company’s businesses, and European operations typically experience a slowdown during the July, August and December holiday seasons. Medical Technology sales typically peak in the fourth quarter. General economic conditions may, however, impact future seasonal variations. In December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) was first reported in China. On March 11, 2020, due to worldwide spread of the virus, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. The COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in a widespread health crisis, and the resulting impact on governments, businesses and individuals and actions taken by them in response to the situation have resulted in widespread economic disruptions, significantly affecting broader economies, financial markets, and overall demand for the Company’s products. The COVID-19 outbreak has caused increased uncertainty in estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the extent and period of recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak and related economic disruption is difficult to forecast. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s business and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors including, but not limited to, the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, the extent to which it will impact worldwide macroeconomic conditions, the speed of the anticipated recovery, and governmental and business reactions to the pandemic. The Company assessed certain accounting matters that generally require consideration of forecasted financial information in context with the information reasonably available to the Company and the unknown future impacts of COVID-19 as of October 2, 2020 and through the date of this report. The accounting matters assessed included, but were not limited to, the Company’s allowance for credit losses, the carrying value of the goodwill, intangibles, and other long-lived assets and the realizability of deferred tax assets. While there was not an impact from these valuation items to the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2020, the Company’s future assessment of the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, as well as other factors, could result in material impacts to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.

Colfax Corporation (the “Company” or “Colfax”) is a leading diversified technology company that provides fabrication technology and medical device products and services to customers around the world, principally under the ESAB and DJO brands. The Company conducts its operations through two operating segments, “Fabrication Technology”, which incorporates the operations of ESAB and its related brands, and “Medical Technology”, which incorporates the operations of DJO and its related brands.

On September 30, 2019, Colfax completed the sale of its Air and Gas Handling business for an aggregate purchase price of $1.8 billion, including $1.67 billion of cash paid at closing, subject to certain adjustments pursuant to the purchase agreement, and the assumption of certain liabilities and minority interests. Accordingly, the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for all periods presented reflect the Air and Gas Handling business as discontinued operations. See Note 3, “Discontinued Operations”, for further information.

On February 22, 2019, Colfax completed the purchase of DJO Global, Inc. (“DJO”) for $3.15 billion. DJO is a global leader in orthopedic solutions, providing orthopedic devices, reconstructive implants, software and services spanning the full continuum of patient care, from injury prevention to rehabilitation.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this quarterly report have been prepared by the Company in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019 is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted in accordance with the SEC’s rules and regulations for interim financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “2019 Form 10-K”), filed with the SEC on February 24, 2020.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, which consist solely of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods indicated. Intercompany transactions and accounts are eliminated in consolidation.

The Company makes certain estimates and assumptions in preparing its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

In the normal course of business, the Company incurs research and development costs related to new product development which are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs were $16.8 million and $49.4 million during the three and nine months ended October 2, 2020, and $16.3 million and $44.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 27, 2019, respectively, which are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be achieved for the full year. Quarterly results are affected by seasonal variations in the Company’s businesses, and European operations typically experience a slowdown during the July, August and December holiday seasons. Medical Technology sales typically peak in the fourth quarter. General economic conditions may, however, impact future seasonal variations.

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) was first reported in China. On March 11, 2020, due to worldwide spread of the virus, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. The COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in a widespread health crisis, and the resulting impact on governments, businesses and individuals and actions taken by them in response to the situation have resulted in widespread economic disruptions, significantly affecting broader economies, financial markets, and overall demand for the Company’s products. The COVID-19 outbreak has caused increased uncertainty in estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the Condensed

The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s business and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors including, but not limited to, the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, the extent to which it will impact worldwide macroeconomic conditions, the speed of the anticipated recovery, and governmental and business reactions to the pandemic. The Company assessed certain accounting matters that generally require consideration of forecasted financial information in context with the information reasonably available to the Company and the unknown future impacts of COVID-19 as of October 2, 2020 and through the date of this report. The accounting matters assessed included, but were not limited to, the Company’s allowance for credit losses, the carrying value of the goodwill, intangibles, and other long-lived assets and the realizability of deferred tax assets. While there was not an impact from these valuation items to the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2020, the Company’s future assessment of the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, as well as other factors, could result in material impacts to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.