CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Jun. 25, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 25,812,429	$ 19,767,889
Marketable debt securities, at fair value	65,709,596	60,942,891
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $169,000 and $153,000 in 2016 and 2015, respectively	1,326,341	1,487,633
Unbilled receivables	82,535	87,340
Inventory	2,935,699	2,512,473
Prepaid taxes	119,543	437,586
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	895,741	920,410
Note receivable	0	15,000,000
Total current assets	96,881,884	101,156,222
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,728,951	2,677,103
Goodwill	887,512	946,082
Other assets	716,679	461,416
Real Estate Held-for-sale	0	819,263
Total assets	101,215,026	106,060,086
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	4,327,008	3,959,704
Accrued payroll and expenses	1,791,883	1,631,292
Accrued warranty	516,000	518,000
Accrued Income Taxes	721,202	0
Billings in excess of revenue earned	1,254,694	1,407,566
Other accrued liabilities	2,662,518	2,553,282
Deferred tax liabilities	2,570,000	1,207,000
Deferred tax liabilities	13,843,305	11,276,844
Asset retirement obligations	274,034	298,463
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share: authorized, 3,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, par value $.01 per share: authorized, 120,000,000 shares; issued 78,875,534 shares in 2016 and 78,271,659 shares in 2015; outstanding 64,039,260 shares in 2016 and 63,977,385 shares in 2015	761,415	760,796
Additional paid-in capital	327,754,462	326,558,527
Treasury stock (12,102,258 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively, at cost)	(42,741,551)	(42,741,551)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,766,202	771,774
Accumulated deficit	(200,655,234)	(190,608,671)
Total Kopin Corporation stockholders’ equity	86,885,294	94,740,875
Noncontrolling interest	212,393	(256,096)
Total stockholders’ equity	87,097,687	94,484,779
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 101,215,026	$ 106,060,086

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