Business Acquisition, Proforma Revenue, Percentage of Company Consolidated Revenue

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Business Combination, Intangible Assets Acquired, Percentages of Consideration Paid

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Business Combination, Net Working Capital, Percent of Consideration Paid

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Number of Equity Method investments

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Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2021 USD ($) acquisition	Apr. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2021 USD ($) acquisition investment	Oct. 02, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition, net of cash received				$ 222,961	$ 7,477
Number of investments in medical technology business \| investment				2
Medical Technology Businesses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investments in medical technology businesses				$ 14,800
2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition, net of cash received				208,100
Equity consideration				$ 285,700
Trilliant Surgical and MedShape Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions \| acquisition		2
Acquisition, net of cash received			$ 205,400
Net working capital acquired, percent of consideration			8.00%
Intangible assets acquired, percentages of consideration			46.00%
Acquisition, proforma revenue, percentage of company consolidated revenue			1.00%
Mathys AG Bettlach
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity consideration	$ 285,700	$ 285,700
Cash acquired		$ 14,700
Fabrication Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions \| acquisition				1
Medical Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions \| acquisition				5