Fei (FEIC) 10-Q 1 Aug 14 2014 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014	Jul. 28, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'FEI CO	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0000914329	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	29-Jun-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q2	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	41,959,939

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current Assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$272,372	$384,170
Short-term investments in marketable securities	125,945	108,191
Short-term restricted cash	19,176	18,798
Receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $2,974 and $2,969	225,174	194,418
Inventories	195,712	181,725
Deferred tax assets	10,670	15,114
Other current assets	35,913	28,324
Total current assets	884,962	930,740
Non-current investments in marketable securities	57,643	47,278
Long-term restricted cash	35,075	32,718
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $135,750 and $125,405	171,937	157,829
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $24,826 and $19,385	65,121	47,197
Goodwill	184,994	136,152
Deferred tax assets	7,528	1,751
Non-current inventories	57,326	62,104
Other assets, net	13,668	10,315
Total Assets	1,478,254	1,426,084
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable	87,975	73,247
Accrued payroll liabilities	41,123	45,146
Accrued warranty reserves	12,620	12,705
Short-term deferred revenue	91,033	91,563
Income taxes payable	8,651	4,579
Accrued restructuring, reorganization, relocation and severance	1,398	50
Other current liabilities	52,331	46,324
Total current liabilities	295,131	273,614
Long-term deferred revenue	35,710	30,744
Deferred tax liabilities	11,521	8,931
Other liabilities	36,472	35,227
Commitments and contingencies	'	'
Shareholders’ Equity:	'	'
Preferred stock - 500 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock - 70,000 shares authorized; 41,959 and 42,136 shares issued and outstanding, no par value	626,814	637,482
Retained earnings	427,307	392,958
Accumulated other comprehensive income	45,299	47,128
Total Shareholders’ Equity	1,099,420	1,077,568
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$1,478,254	$1,426,084

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
Assets	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$2,974	$2,969
Accumulated depreciation	135,750	125,405
Accumulated amortization	$24,826	$19,385
Shareholders’ Equity:	'	'
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500	500
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, shares authorized	70,000	70,000
Common stock, shares issued	41,959	42,136
Common stock, shares outstanding	41,959	42,136
Common stock, no par value	$0	$0

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Net sales:	'	'	'	'
Products	$179,030	$170,337	$348,328	$339,832
Service	57,925	52,141	114,892	103,835
Total net sales	236,955	222,478	463,220	443,667
Cost of sales:	'	'	'	'
Products	92,077	82,680	178,673	167,863
Service	35,027	32,901	68,371	66,356
Total cost of sales	127,104	115,581	247,044	234,219
Gross profit	109,851	106,897	216,176	209,448
Operating expenses:	'	'	'	'
Research and development	26,221	25,413	51,866	50,222
Selling, general and administrative	50,587	42,639	99,050	86,163
Restructuring, reorganization, relocation and severance	2,228	395	3,559	1,090
Total operating expenses	79,036	68,447	154,475	137,475
Operating income	30,815	38,450	61,701	71,973
Other expense:	'	'	'	'
Interest income	221	137	373	253
Interest expense	-173	-669	-272	-1,485
Other, net	-854	-920	-1,177	-1,725
Total other expense, net	-806	-1,452	-1,076	-2,957
Income before income taxes	30,009	36,998	60,625	69,016
Income tax expense	5,061	7,005	10,599	12,222
Net income	$24,948	$29,993	$50,026	$56,794
Basic net income per share	$0.59	$0.76	$1.19	$1.46
Diluted net income per share	$0.59	$0.72	$1.17	$1.36
Cash dividends declared per share	$0.25	$0.12	$0.37	$0.20
Shares used in per share calculations:	'	'	'	'
Basic (in shares)	42,080	39,496	42,135	39,012
Diluted (in shares)	42,627	42,281	42,701	42,227

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net income	$24,948	$29,993	$50,026	$56,794
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:	'	'	'	'
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	-1,863	6,361	-1,756	-9,353
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities	39	-10	40	-3
Change in minimum pension liability	17	-56	33	-71
Changes due to cash flow hedging instruments:	'	'	'	'
Net (loss) gain on hedge instruments	-1,022	70	-1,775	-1,855
Reclassification to net income of previously deferred losses related to hedge derivatives instruments	1,096	304	1,629	626
Comprehensive income	$23,215	$36,662	$48,197	$46,138

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net income	$50,026	$56,794
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation	14,640	11,451
Amortization	6,864	5,248
Stock-based compensation	10,961	8,712
Asset impairments, write-offs of intangible assets and other	282	16
Income taxes (receivable) payable, net	-1,691	8,188
Deferred income taxes	-2,411	-4,389
Decrease (increase), net of acquisitions, in:	'	'
Receivables	-28,932	8,517
Inventories	-18,243	-5,171
Other assets	710	1,348
Increase (decrease), net of acquisitions, in:	'	'
Accounts payable	10,411	6,356
Accrued payroll liabilities	-4,574	-4,759
Accrued warranty reserves	-88	258
Deferred revenue	-785	8,188
Accrued restructuring, reorganization, relocation and severance	1,354	-1,601
Other liabilities	5,900	-7,628
Net cash provided by operating activities	44,424	91,528
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Increase in restricted cash	-3,154	-6,561
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment	-23,322	-42,566
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-65,049	0
Purchase of investments in marketable securities	-133,213	-73,397
Redemption of investments in marketable securities	105,267	69,915
Other	-499	-1,304
Net cash used in investing activities	-119,970	-53,913
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Redemption of 2.875% convertible notes	0	-73
Dividends paid on common stock	-10,129	-6,164
Withholding taxes paid on issuance of vested restricted stock units	-1,331	-439
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchases	7,880	6,816
Excess tax benefit for share based payment arrangements	2,011	1,069
Repurchases of common stock	-30,479	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-32,048	1,209
Effect of exchange rate changes	-4,204	-1,056
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-111,798	37,768
Cash and cash equivalents:	'	'
Beginning of period	384,170	266,302
End of period	272,372	304,070
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:	'	'
Cash paid for income taxes, net	9,883	6,204
Cash paid for interest	196	1,439
Increase in fixed assets related to transfers with inventories	2,657	5,873
Dividends declared but not paid	10,564	4,996
Conversion of 2.875% convertible notes	0	88,937
Accrued purchases of plant and equipment	$4,619	$0
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member]	'	'
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:	'	'
Convertible notes, stated interest rate	2.88%	'

Organization_and_Basis_of_Pres

Organization and Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Organization and Basis of Presentation	'
	ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
	Nature of Business
	We are a leading supplier of scientific instruments and related services for nanoscale applications and solutions for industry and science. We report our revenue based on a group structure organization, which we categorize as the Industry Group and the Science Group.
	Our products include transmission electron microscopes ("TEMs"); scanning electron microscopes ("SEMs"); DualBeamTM systems which combine a SEM and a focused ion beam system ("FIB") on a single platform; stand-alone FIBs; high-performance optical microscopes, three-dimensional modeling software, and service and components to support the products. TEMs provide the highest resolution images of samples and their internal structure, down to the atomic level. SEMs provide detailed images of the surface and shape of samples. Optical microscopes provide a wider field of view than SEMs and TEMs. DualBeams and FIBs image, manipulate, mill and deposit material for a variety of purposes, including preparation of samples for TEMs. Substantially all of these product categories are sold into all of our markets. Individual models of our products are increasingly designed to provide specific solutions and applications in each of our markets.
	Our DualBeam systems include models that have wafer handling capability and are purchased by semiconductor equipment manufacturers (“wafer-level DualBeam systems”) and models that have small stages and are sold to customers in several markets (“small-stage DualBeam systems”).
	Our significant research and development and manufacturing operations are located in Hillsboro, Oregon; Eindhoven, The Netherlands; and Brno, Czech Republic; and our software development is managed principally from Bordeaux, France. Our sales and service operations are conducted in the United States (U.S.) and approximately 50 other countries around the world. We also sell our products through independent agents, distributors and representatives in additional countries.
	Basis of Presentation
	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of FEI Company and our wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, “FEI”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
	The accompanying consolidated financial statements and condensed footnotes have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended June 29, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 21, 2014.
	Use of Estimates in Financial Reporting
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
	Significant accounting policies and estimates underlying the accompanying consolidated financial statements include:
	•	the timing of revenue recognition;
	•	valuations of excess and obsolete inventory;
	•	the lives and recoverability of equipment and other long-lived assets such as goodwill;
	•	the valuations of intangible assets;
	•	restructuring, reorganization, relocation and severance costs;
	•	tax valuation allowances and unrecognized tax benefits;
	•	stock-based compensation; and
	•	accounting for derivatives.
	It is reasonably possible that management's estimates may change in the future.

Earnings_Per_Share

Earnings Per Share	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings Per Share	'
	EARNINGS PER SHARE
	Following is a reconciliation of basic earnings per share (“EPS”) and diluted EPS (in thousands, except per share amounts):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Thirteen Weeks Ended
		June 29, 2014								June 30, 2013
		Net			Shares		Per Share			Net		Shares	Per Share
		Income					Amount			Income			Amount
	Basic EPS	$	24,948		42,080		$	0.59		$	29,993	39,496	$	0.76
	Dilutive effect of 2.875% convertible debt	—			—		—			325		2,164	(0.03		)
	Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units, and shares issuable to Philips	—			547		—			—		621	(0.01		)
	Diluted EPS	$	24,948		42,627		$	0.59		$	30,318	42,281	$	0.72
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended								Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29, 2014								June 30, 2013
		Net			Shares		Per Share			Net		Shares	Per Share
		Income					Amount			Income			Amount
	Basic EPS	$	50,026		42,135		$	1.19		$	56,794	39,012	$	1.46
	Dilutive effect of 2.875% convertible debt	—			—		—			780		2,595	(0.08		)
	Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units, and shares issuable to Philips	—			566		(0.02		)	—		620	(0.02		)
	Diluted EPS	$	50,026		42,701		$	1.17		$	57,574	42,227	$	1.36
	The following table sets forth the schedule of anti-dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted EPS (number of shares, in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,		June 30,		June 29,			June 30,
		2014		2013		2014			2013
	Stock options	244		226		190			219
	Restricted stock units	12		1		6			1

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
	Employee Share Purchase Plan
	At our 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was held on May 8, 2014, our shareholders approved an amendment to our Employee Share Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the plan from 3,950,000 to 4,200,000.
	1995 Stock Incentive Plan
	Also at our 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, our shareholders approved an amendment to our 1995 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1995 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the plan from 11,000,000 to 11,250,000.
	The following table sets forth certain information regarding the 1995 Plan:
		June 29,
		2014
	Shares available for grant	1,877,083
	Shares of common stock reserved for issuance	3,595,338
	The following table sets forth certain information regarding all options outstanding and exercisable:
		June 29, 2014
		Options		Options
		Outstanding		Exercisable
	Number	868,143		175,414
	Weighted average exercise price	$	60.16	$	38.64
	Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 27.0 million		$ 9.2 million
	Weighted average remaining contractual term	5.3 years		3.9 years
	The following table sets forth certain information regarding all RSUs nonvested and expected to vest:
		June 29, 2014
		RSUs Nonvested		RSUs Expected
				to Vest
	Number	850,114		748,279
	Weighted average grant date per share fair value	$	63.36	$	62.3
	Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 77.6 million		$ 68.3 million
	Weighted average remaining term to vest	1.5 years		1.5 years
	As of June 29, 2014, unrecognized stock-based compensation related to outstanding, but unvested stock options and RSUs was $55.5 million, which will be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 2.0 years.
	Stock-Based Compensation Expense
	Our stock-based compensation expense was included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows (in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,		June 30,		June 29,		June 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Cost of sales	$	857	$	616	$	1,583	$	1,211
	Research and development	713		545		1,330		1,076
	Selling, general and administrative	4,253		3,187		8,048		6,425
	Total stock-based compensation	$	5,823	$	4,348	$	10,961	$	8,712

Credit_Facilities_and_Restrict

Credit Facilities and Restricted Cash	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Credit Facilities And Restricted Cash	'
Credit Facilities and Restricted Cash	'
	CREDIT FACILITIES AND RESTRICTED CASH
	Multibank Credit Agreement
	We have a multibank credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which provides for a $100.0 million secured revolving credit facility, including a $50.0 million subfacility for the issuance of letters of credit. The credit agreement expires April 1, 2016. We may, upon notice to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., the Administrative Agent (the "Agent"), request to increase the revolving loan commitments by an aggregate amount of up to $50.0 million with new or additional commitments subject only to the consent of the lender(s) providing the new or additional commitments, for a total secured credit facility of up to $150.0 million. As of June 29, 2014, there were no revolving loans or letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement, we were in compliance with all covenants and we were not in default under the Credit Agreement.
	On July 3, 2014, we entered into the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Third Amendment") with the Agent, various lenders (the "Lenders") and certain other parties. Among other things, the Third Amendment amended the Credit Agreement to increase the permitted amount of restricted payments, subject to certain conditions and certain technical amendments.
	Restricted Cash
	As part of our contracts with certain customers, we are required to provide letters of credit or bank guarantees which these customers can draw against in the event we do not perform in accordance with our contractual obligations. Restricted cash balances securing bank guarantees that expire within 12 months of the balance sheet date are recorded as a current asset on our consolidated balance sheets. Restricted cash balances securing bank guarantees that expire beyond 12 months from the balance sheet date are recorded as long-term restricted cash on our consolidated balance sheets.
	The following table sets forth information related to guarantees and letters of credit (in thousands):
		June 29,
		2014
	Guarantees and letters of credit outstanding	$	54,391
	Amount secured by restricted cash deposits:
	Current	$	19,176
	Long-term	35,075
	Total secured by restricted cash	$	54,251

Inventories

Inventories	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Inventories	'
	INVENTORIES
	Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined by standard cost methods, which approximate the first-in, first-out method. Inventory costs include material, labor and manufacturing overhead. Service inventories that exceed the estimated requirements for the next 12 months based on recent usage levels are reported as a long-term asset. Management has established inventory reserves based on estimates of excess and/or obsolete current and non-current inventory.
	Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
		June 29,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Raw materials and assembled parts	$	59,407	$	61,235
	Service inventories, estimated current requirements	14,046		15,197
	Work-in-process	88,237		75,883
	Finished goods	34,022		29,410
	Total current inventories	$	195,712	$	181,725
	Non-current inventories	$	57,326	$	62,104

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	'
	GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
	Goodwill
	The roll-forward of activity related to our goodwill was as follows (in thousands):
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,			June 30,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	136,152		$	131,320
	Goodwill additions	46,880			—
	Goodwill adjustments	1,962			(2,198		)
	Balance, end of period	$	184,994		$	129,122
	Additions to goodwill represent goodwill from acquisitions made during the period. Adjustments to goodwill include translation adjustments resulting from a portion of our goodwill being recorded on the books of our foreign subsidiaries as well as an adjustment related to the finalization of the purchase price allocation of the acquisition of ASPEX Corporation in 2012.
	Acquisition of Lithicon AS
	On February 5, 2014 we acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Lithicon AS ("Lithicon"), which has operations in Norway and Australia. Lithicon provides digital rock technology services and pore-scale micro computed tomography (microCT) equipment to oil and gas companies. In conjunction with the acquisition we have obtained the helical scan microCT product and associated software from the Australian National University through a licensing and development agreement.
	The total purchase price of the acquisition was $68.0 million, plus an adjustment for the change in final closing accounts of $0.4 million. We paid $0.4 million in transaction costs, of which $0.3 million was paid in the first quarter. Those costs were expensed as incurred and are recorded in selling, general and administrative costs on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The total purchase price was allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired based on their preliminary fair values as of February 5, 2014. The fair value of net tangible assets acquired was $7.7 million and the fair value of net intangible assets acquired was $22.0 million, which consisted of $18.6 million in developed technology, $2.2 million of customer relationships and $1.2 million of purchased backlog. Including an increase to net deferred tax liabilities of $8.1 million, the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was $46.9 million, which was recorded as goodwill in the Industry Group. For the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended June 29, 2014 the acquired business added $1.6 million and $2.4 million of revenue, respectively, and a net loss of $1.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively, to our consolidated financial results.
	The goodwill arising from the acquisition of Lithicon is primarily related to expected future cash flows from expansion of our product offerings in the oil and gas market to include digital rock services, as well as synergies from the introduction of the microCT product to the existing FEI product suite.
	The acquired developed technology, customer relationships and purchased backlog will be amortized over a period of 10 years, 5 years and 2 years, respectively.
	No pro forma financial information has been provided for this acquisition as it is insignificant.
	Other Intangible Assets
	Patents, trademarks and other are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of 2 to 10 years. Customer relationships are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of 5 to 10 years. Developed technology is amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related technology, which ranges from 5.5 to 10 years. Note issuance costs were amortized over the life of the related debt, which was 7 years.
	The gross amount of our other intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization were as follows (in thousands):
		June 29,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Patents, trademarks and other	$	25,936		$	24,327
	Accumulated amortization	(11,340		)	(9,296		)
	Net patents, trademarks and other	14,596			15,031
	Customer relationships	24,052			21,650
	Accumulated amortization	(4,967		)	(3,547		)
	Net customer relationships	19,085			18,103
	Developed technology	37,514			18,161
	Accumulated amortization	(6,074		)	(4,098		)
	Net developed technology	31,440			14,063
	Note issuance costs	2,445			2,445
	Accumulated amortization	(2,445		)	(2,445		)
	Net note issuance costs	—			—
	Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	$	65,121		$	47,197
	Amortization expense was as follows (in thousands):
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,			June 30,
		2014			2013
	Patents, trademarks and other	$	2,119		$	1,777
	Customer relationships	1,421			1,073
	Developed technology	1,976			1,102
	Note issuance costs	—			146
	Total amortization expense	$	5,516		$	4,098
	Expected amortization, without consideration for foreign currency effects, is as follows over the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):
		Patents,			Customer Relationships			Developed Technology		Total
		Trademarks
		and Other
	Remainder of 2014	$	1,864		$	1,447		$	2,112	$	5,423
	2015	3,704			2,894			4,224		10,822
	2016	2,826			2,894			4,224		9,944
	2017	2,271			2,546			3,946		8,763
	2018	1,656			2,461			3,729		7,846
	Thereafter	2,275			6,843			13,205		22,323
	Total future amortization expense	$	14,596		$	19,085		$	31,440	$	65,121

Warranty_Reserves

Warranty Reserves	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Warranty Reserves	'
	WARRANTY RESERVES
	Our products generally carry a one-year warranty. A reserve is established at the time of sale to cover estimated warranty costs and certain commitments for product upgrades as a component of cost of sales on our consolidated statements of operations. Our estimate of warranty cost is primarily based on our history of warranty repairs and maintenance, as applied to systems currently under warranty. For our new products without a history of known warranty costs, we estimate the expected costs based on our experience with similar product lines and technology. While most new products are extensions of existing technology, the estimate could change if new products require a significantly different level of repair and maintenance than similar products have required in the past. Our estimated warranty costs are reviewed and updated on a quarterly basis. Changes to the reserve occur as volume, product mix and warranty costs fluctuate.
	The following is a summary of warranty reserve activity (in thousands):
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,			June 30,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	12,705		$	12,049
	Reductions for warranty costs incurred	(6,430		)	(6,580		)
	Warranties issued	6,347			6,804
	Translation and changes in estimates	(2		)	(127		)
	Balance, end of period	$	12,620		$	12,146

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	INCOME TAXES
	Our tax provision for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended June 29, 2014 consisted primarily of taxes accrued in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions, offset by a reduction of unrecognized tax benefits due primarily to settlements with taxing authorities. We continue to record a valuation allowance against a portion of our U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets as we do not believe it is more likely than not that we will be able to utilize the deferred tax assets in future periods.
	Deferred Income Taxes
	Net deferred tax assets were classified on the balance sheet as follows (in thousands):
		June 29,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Deferred tax assets – current	$	10,670		$	15,114
	Deferred tax assets – non-current	7,528			1,751
	Deferred tax liabilities – current	(54		)	(9		)
	Deferred tax liabilities – non-current	(11,521		)	(8,931		)
	Net deferred tax assets	$	6,623		$	7,925
	Valuation allowance	$	4,511		$	2,723
	Unrecognized Tax Benefits
	During the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended June 29, 2014, unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, primarily due to settlements with taxing authorities which were partially offset by additional uncertainty surrounding permanent establishment and transfer pricing in various foreign jurisdictions. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in tax expense.
	For our major tax jurisdictions, the following years were open for examination by the tax authorities as of June 29, 2014:
	Jurisdiction		Open Tax Years
	U.S.		2010 and forward
	The Netherlands		2011 and forward
	Czech Republic		2011 and forward

RelatedParty_Activity

Related-Party Activity	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Related-Party Activity	'
	RELATED-PARTY ACTIVITY
	Related parties with which we had transactions during the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended June 29, 2014 were as follows:
	•	one of the members of our Board of Directors serves on the Board of Directors of Applied Materials, Inc. and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation;
	•	our Chief Financial Officer is on the Board of Directors of Cascade Microtech, Inc.;
	•	one of the members of our Board of Directors serves on the Supervisory Board of TMC BV; and
	•	our Chief Executive Officer is on the Board of Trustees for the Oregon Health and Science University Foundation.
	Transactions with these related parties were as follows (in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended					Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	Sales to Related Parties	June 29,			June 30,		June 29,		June 30,
		2014			2013		2014		2013
	Product sales:
	Applied Materials, Inc.	$	1,383		$	99	$	2,342	$	3,591
	Lattice Semiconductor Corporation	—			4		—		4
	Cascade Microtech, Inc.	—			—		—		—
	Oregon Health and Science University	119			126		249		255
	Total product sales to related parties	1,502			229		2,591		3,850
	Service sales:
	Applied Materials, Inc.	187			197		355		330
	Lattice Semiconductor Corporation	3			3		6		6
	Cascade Microtech, Inc.	8			8		16		16
	Oregon Health and Science University	93			7		175		16
	Total service sales to related parties	291			215		552		368
	Total sales to related parties	$	1,793		$	444	$	3,143	$	4,218
	Purchases from Related Parties
	TMC BV	$	882		$	23	$	1,290	$	48
	Oregon Health and Science University	39			175		78		175
	Total purchases from related parties	$	921		$	198	$	1,368	$	223
	Amounts due from (to) related parties were as follows (in thousands):
		June 29,
		2014
	Applied Materials, Inc.	$	1,755
	Cascade Microtech, Inc.	8
	TMC BV	(657		)
	Oregon Health and Science University	(34		)
	Due from related parties, net	$	1,072

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	From time to time, we may be a party to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Currently, we are not a party to any litigation that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
	Purchase Obligations
	We have commitments under non-cancelable purchase orders, primarily relating to inventory, totaling $87.9 million at June 29, 2014. These commitments expire at various times through the second quarter of 2016.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Information	'
	SEGMENT INFORMATION
	Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our chief operating decision maker is our Chief Executive Officer.
	We currently report our segments based on a group structure organization. Our segments are Industry Group and Science Group.
	The following tables summarize various financial amounts for each of our business segments (in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,		June 30,		June 29,		June 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Sales to External Customers:
	Industry Group	$	127,225	$	103,702	$	233,664	$	202,766
	Science Group	109,730		118,776		229,556		240,901
	Total	$	236,955	$	222,478	$	463,220	$	443,667
	Gross Profit:
	Industry Group	$	64,088	$	53,788	$	120,221	$	104,302
	Science Group	45,763		53,109		95,955		105,146
	Total	$	109,851	$	106,897	$	216,176	$	209,448
		June 29,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Goodwill:
	Industry Group	$	100,814	$	51,532
	Science Group	84,180		84,620
	Total	$	184,994	$	136,152
	Total Assets:
	Industry Group	$	419,289	$	297,987
	Science Group	355,961		365,571
	Corporate and Eliminations	703,004		762,526
	Total	$	1,478,254	$	1,426,084
	Market segment disclosures are presented to the gross profit level as this is the primary performance measure for which the segment general managers are responsible. Selling, general and administrative, research and development and other operating expenses are managed and reported at the corporate level and, because allocation to the market segments would be arbitrary, have not been allocated to the market segments. See the Consolidated Statements of Operations for reconciliations from gross profit to income before income taxes. These reconciling items are not included in the measure of profit and loss for each reportable segment.

Restructuring_Reorganization_R

Restructuring, Reorganization, Relocation and Severance	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Restructuring, Reorganization, Relocation and Severance	'
	RESTRUCTURING, REORGANIZATION, RELOCATION AND SEVERANCE
	Second Quarter 2014 Realignment
	During the second quarter of 2014 we began to implement a resource realignment plan that will cause us to incur expenses during the remainder of 2014. The realignment plan aims to improve our operational efficiency by eliminating redundancies in sites and personnel resulting from recent acquisitions and expansion activities. We intend to shift our resources to growing regions, such as Asia, and potential growth markets, such as structural biology, oil and gas, near-line semiconductor processing and metals research, and expect the realignment plan to better position us to pursue our growth strategy. The realignment plan activities currently include the consolidation of our three Australia sites in Canberra; the closure of our facility in Delmont, Pennsylvania and relocation of such operations to our new facility in the Czech Republic; relocation of our Japan demonstration facility to our Shanghai facility; selective reductions in staffing, relocations and compensation adjustments related to the foregoing activities and other realignment of management resources.
	During the second quarter of 2014, we incurred approximately $2.2 million of severance and site relocation fees, $2.5 million related to acceleration of an acquisition-related earn-out, $0.5 million for impairment and other asset write-offs, and $0.7 million for inventory write-offs related to the realignment plan. These costs have been recorded in the second quarter of 2014 in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows: $0.7 million in cost of sales, $3.0 million in selling, general and administrative expenses and $2.2 million in restructuring, reorganization, relocation, and severance expenses. For the remainder of 2014, we expect to incur additional costs of approximately $18.0 million, including costs to move to our new facility in the Czech Republic, most of which are expected to be cash expenditures. The total cost of the realignment plan is estimated to be approximately $24.0 million, with all costs to be incurred during 2014. Savings from the realignment plan are expected to be approximately $10.0 million on an annual basis.
	First Quarter 2014 Restructuring
	During the first quarter of 2014 we engaged in a restructuring plan principally aimed at consolidating our sales force in Europe. The $1.3 million cost incurred in implementing the restructuring plan primarily consisted of severance and other employee termination related costs, and was incurred during the first quarter of 2014. We do not expect to incur any additional costs under this plan. Savings from this plan are expected to be approximately $1.8 million on an annual basis.
	Group Structure Reorganization
	In January 2013, we announced our intention to reorganize the company into a group structure in order to enable us to efficiently execute our growth strategy. The reorganization was completed in the first quarter of 2013. The costs associated with the reorganization consisted primarily of severance costs and resulted in the termination of certain positions throughout the company. In anticipation of this reorganization, we incurred $2.9 million of costs during the fourth quarter of 2012, and recorded $1.1 million of severance costs during 2013, for a total cost of $4.0 million. We do not expect to incur any additional costs under this reorganization plan.
	Restructuring, Reorganization, Relocation and Severance Accrual
	The following table summarizes the charges, expenditures, write-offs and adjustments related to our restructuring, reorganization, relocation and severance accrual (in thousands):
	Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 29, 2014	Second Quarter 2014 Realignment			First Quarter 2014 Restructuring			Group Structure Reorganization		Total
	Beginning accrued liability	$	—		$	—		$	50	$	50
	Charged to expense, net	2,228			1,331			—		3,559
	Expenditures	(880		)	(1,331		)	—		(2,211		)
	Ending accrued liability	$	1,348		$	—		$	50	$	1,398
	Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 30, 2013	Group Structure Organization			Total
	Beginning accrued liability	$	2,692		$	2,692
	Charged to expense, net	1,090			1,090
	Expenditures	(2,744		)	(2,744		)
	Write-offs and adjustments	16			16
	Ending accrued liability	$	1,054		$	1,054

Fair_Value_Measurements_of_Ass

Fair Value Measurements of Assets and Liabilities	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Measurements of Assets and Liabilities	'
	FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
	Factors used in determining the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities are summarized into three broad categories:
	•	Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities as of the reporting date;
	•	Level 2 – other significant directly or indirectly observable inputs, including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk; and
	•	Level 3 – significant inputs that are generally less observable than objective sources, including our own assumptions in determining fair value.
	The factors or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
	Following are the disclosures related to the fair value of our financial assets and (liabilities) (in thousands):
	June 29, 2014	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Available for sale marketable securities:
	U.S. Government-backed securities	$	15,063	$	—		$	—	$	15,063
	Agency bonds	—		37,481			—		37,481
	Commercial paper	—		45,824			—		45,824
	Certificates of deposit	—		13,663			—		13,663
	Municipal bonds	—		49,929			—		49,929
	Corporate bonds	—		14,948			—		14,948
	Trading securities:
	Equity securities – mutual funds	6,680		—			—		6,680
	Derivative contracts, net	—		(2,932		)	—		(2,932		)
	Total	$	21,743	$	158,913		$	—	$	180,656
	December 31, 2013	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Available for sale marketable securities:
	U.S. treasury notes	$	10,128	$	—		$	—	$	10,128
	Agency bonds	—		37,961			—		37,961
	Commercial paper	—		39,987			—		39,987
	Certificates of deposit	—		7,786			—		7,786
	Municipal bonds	—		49,319			—		49,319
	Corporate bonds	—		5,001			—		5,001
	Trading securities:
	Equity securities – mutual funds	5,287		—			—		5,287
	Derivative contracts, net	—		(1,113		)	—		(1,113		)
	Total	$	15,415	$	138,941		$	—	$	154,356
	Agency bonds are securities backed by U.S. government-sponsored entities. U.S. Government-backed securities include Treasury Bills and Treasury Notes.
	We use an income approach to value the assets and liabilities for outstanding derivative contracts using current market information as of the reporting date, such as spot rates, interest rate differentials and implied volatility.
	There were no transfers between fair value categories or changes to our valuation techniques during the twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2014.
	We believe the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities are a reasonable approximation of the fair value of those financial instruments because of the nature of the underlying transactions and the short-term maturities involved.

Derivative_Instruments

Derivative Instruments	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Derivative Instruments	'
	DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
	In the normal course of business, we are exposed to foreign currency risk and we use derivatives to mitigate financial exposure from movements in foreign currency exchange rates.
	The aggregate notional amount of outstanding derivative contracts were as follows (in thousands):
		June 29,				December 31,
		2014				2013
	Cash flow hedges	$	161,000			$	208,446
	Balance sheet hedges	200,433				172,947
	Total outstanding derivative contracts	$	361,433			$	381,393
	The outstanding contracts at June 29, 2014 have varying maturities through the fourth quarter of 2015. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.
	We attempt to mitigate derivative credit risk by transacting with highly rated counterparties. We have evaluated the credit and nonperformance risks associated with our derivative counterparties and believe them to be insignificant and not warranting a credit adjustment at June 29, 2014. In addition, there are no credit contingent features in our derivative instruments.
	Balance Sheet Related
	In countries outside of the U.S., we transact business in U.S. dollars and in various other currencies. We attempt to mitigate our currency exposures for recorded transactions by using forward exchange contracts to reduce the risk that our future cash flows will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. We enter into forward sale or purchase contracts for foreign currencies to economically hedge specific cash, receivables or payables positions denominated in foreign currencies.
	Changes in fair value of derivatives entered into to mitigate the foreign exchange risks related to these balance sheet items are recorded in other income (expense) together with the transaction gain or loss from the respective balance sheet position as follows (in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,				June 30,				June 29,				June 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
	Foreign currency loss, inclusive of the impact of derivatives	$	(723	)		$	(927	)		$	(953	)		$	(1,526	)
	Cash Flow Hedges
	We use zero cost collar contracts and option contracts to hedge certain anticipated foreign currency exchange transactions. The foreign exchange hedging structure may extend, generally, up to a twenty-four month time horizon. The hedging transactions we undertake primarily limit our exposure to changes in the U.S. dollar/euro and the U.S. dollar/Czech koruna exchange rate. The zero cost collar contract hedges are designed to protect us as the U.S. dollar weakens, but also provide us with some flexibility if the dollar strengthens.
	These derivatives meet the criteria to be designated as hedges and, accordingly, we record the change in fair value of the effective portion of these hedge contracts relating to anticipated transactions in other comprehensive income rather than net income until the underlying hedged transaction affects net income. Gains and losses resulting from the ineffective portion of the hedge contracts, if any, are recognized as a component of net income. Gains and losses related to cash flow derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments are recorded as a component of net income.
	Summary
	Our derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements and are presented net in our balance sheet. We do not have any financial collateral related to these netting arrangements. The effect of these netting arrangements on our balance sheet is as follows (in thousands):
		Offsetting of Derivative Assets										Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
	June 29, 2014	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets			Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet			Net Amounts Presented in Other Current Assets				Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet			Net Amounts Presented in Other Current Liabilities
	Foreign exchange contracts designated as hedging instruments	$	—		$	—		$	—			$	2,528		$	(985	)	$	1,543
	Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments	373			(107		)	266				2,073			(418		)	1,655
	Total	$	373		$	(107	)	$	266			$	4,601		$	(1,403	)	$	3,198
		Offsetting of Derivative Assets										Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
	December 31, 2013	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets			Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet			Net Amounts Presented in Other Current Assets				Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet			Net Amounts Presented in Other Current Liabilities
	Foreign exchange contracts designated as hedging instruments	$	—		$	—		$	—			$	4,362		$	(3,042	)	$	1,320
	Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments	2,171			(698		)	1,473				2,916			(1,650		)	1,266
	Total	$	2,171		$	(698	)	$	1,473			$	7,278		$	(4,692	)	$	2,586
	The effect of derivative instruments was as follows (in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	Foreign Exchange Contracts in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	June 29,				June 30,				June 29,				June 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
	Amount of gain/(loss):
	Recognized in AOCI (effective portion)	$	(2,057	)		$	(1,131	)		$	(4,259	)		$	(2,930	)
	Reclassified from AOCI into revenue (effective portion)	9				—				46				—
	Reclassified from AOCI into cost of sales (effective portion)	(1,096		)		(283		)		(1,666		)		(580		)
	Recognized in other, net (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	(9		)		(21		)		(9		)		(46		)
	Foreign Exchange Contracts Not in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
	Amount of gain/(loss):
	Recognized in other, net	$	(636	)		$	2,324			$	(3,745	)		$	3,091
	The unrealized losses at June 29, 2014 are expected to be reclassified to net income during the next eighteen months as a result of the underlying hedged transactions also being recorded in net income.

Changes_in_Accumulated_Other_C

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'
Comprehensive Income Note	'
	CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT
	The following tables illustrate the disclosure of changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), as well as details the effect of reclassifications out of AOCI on the line items in the Consolidated Statements of Operations by component (net of tax, in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended June 29, 2014
		Foreign Currency Items			Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Items			Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Total
	Beginning Balance	$	48,972		$	(10	)	$	(536	)	$	(1,394	)	$	47,032
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	(1,863		)	39			17			(1,022		)	(2,829		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI to:
	Revenue	—			—			—			(9		)	(9		)
	Cost of goods sold	—			—			—			1,096			1,096
	Other income (expense)	—			—			—			9			9
	Total reclassifications out of AOCI	—			—			—			1,096			1,096
	Net current period other comprehensive income	(1,863		)	39			17			74			(1,733		)
	Ending balance	$	47,109		$	29		$	(519	)	$	(1,320	)	$	45,299
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 29, 2014
		Foreign Currency Items			Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Items			Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Total
	Beginning Balance	$	48,865		$	(11	)	$	(552	)	$	(1,174	)	$	47,128
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	(1,756		)	40			33			(1,775		)	(3,458		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI to:
	Revenue	—			—			—			(46		)	(46		)
	Cost of goods sold	—			—			—			1,666			1,666
	Other income (expense)	—			—			—			9			9
	Total reclassifications out of AOCI	—			—			—			1,629			1,629
	Net current period other comprehensive income	(1,756		)	40			33			(146		)	(1,829		)
	Ending balance	$	47,109		$	29		$	(519	)	$	(1,320	)	$	45,299
		Thirteen Weeks Ended June 30, 2013
		Foreign Currency Items			Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Items			Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Total
	Beginning Balance	$	23,176		$	11		$	(834	)	$	(1,122	)	$	21,231
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	6,361			(10		)	(56		)	70			6,365
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI to:
	Cost of goods sold	—			—			—			283			283
	Other income (expense)	—			—			—			21			21
	Total reclassifications out of AOCI	—			—			—			304			304
	Net current period other comprehensive income	6,361			(10		)	(56		)	374			6,669
	Ending balance	$	29,537		$	1		$	(890	)	$	(748	)	$	27,900
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 30, 2013
		Foreign Currency Items			Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Items			Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Total
	Beginning Balance	$	38,890		$	4		$	(819	)	$	481		$	38,556
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	(9,353		)	(3		)	(71		)	(1,855		)	(11,282		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI to:
	Cost of goods sold	—			—			—			580			580
	Other income (expense)	—			—			—			46			46
	Total reclassifications out of AOCI	—			—			—			626			626
	Net current period other comprehensive income	(9,353		)	(3		)	(71		)	(1,229		)	(10,656		)
	Ending balance	$	29,537		$	1		$	(890	)	$	(748	)	$	27,900

Factoring_of_Accounts_Receivab

Factoring of Accounts Receivable	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Factoring of Accounts Receivable [Abstract]	'
Factoring of Accounts Receivable	'
	FACTORING OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
	We entered into agreements under which we sold a total of $2.8 million and $4 million of our accounts receivable at a discount to unrelated third party financiers without recourse during the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended June 29, 2014, respectively. The transfers qualified for sales treatment and, accordingly, discounts related to the sale of the receivables, which were immaterial, were recorded on our Consolidated Statements of Operations as other expense. We sold $9.9 million of accounts receivable under these agreements during 2013.

New_Accounting_Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]	'
New Accounting Pronouncements	'
	NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
	ASU 2014-09
	On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard will become effective for us on January 1, 2017. Early application is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. We have not yet selected a transition method nor have we determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.

Organization_and_Basis_of_Pres1

Organization and Basis of Presentation (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Consolidation Policy	'
	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of FEI Company and our wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, “FEI”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
	The accompanying consolidated financial statements and condensed footnotes have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the
Use of Estimates Policy	'
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
	Significant accounting policies and estimates underlying the accompanying consolidated financial statements include:
Restricted Cash Policy	'
	As part of our contracts with certain customers, we are required to provide letters of credit or bank guarantees which these customers can draw against in the event we do not perform in accordance with our contractual obligations. Restricted cash balances securing bank guarantees that expire within 12 months of the balance sheet date are recorded as a current asset on our consolidated balance sheets. Restricted cash balances securing bank guarantees that expire beyond 12 months from the balance sheet date are recorded as long-term restricted cash on our consolidated balance sheets.
	The following table sets forth information related to guarantees and letters of credit (in thousands):
		June 29,
		2014
	Guarantees and letters of credit outstanding	$	54,391
	Amount secured by restricted cash deposits:
	Current	$	19,176
	Long-term	35,075
	Total secured by restricted cash	$	54,251
Inventories Policy	'
	Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined by standard cost methods, which approximate the first-in, first-out method. Inventory costs include material, labor and manufacturing overhead. Service inventories that exceed the estimated requirements for the next 12 months based on recent usage levels are reported as a long-term asset. Management has established inventory reserves based on estimates of excess and/or obsolete current and non-current inventory.
Intangible Assets Policy	'
	Patents, trademarks and other are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of 2 to 10 years. Customer relationships are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of 5 to 10 years. Developed technology is amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related technology, which ranges from 5.5 to 10 years. Note issuance costs were amortized over the life of the related debt, which was 7 years.
Warranty Liabilities Policy	'
	Our products generally carry a one-year warranty. A reserve is established at the time of sale to cover estimated warranty costs and certain commitments for product upgrades as a component of cost of sales on our consolidated statements of operations. Our estimate of warranty cost is primarily based on our history of warranty repairs and maintenance, as applied to systems currently under warranty. For our new products without a history of known warranty costs, we estimate the expected costs based on our experience with similar product lines and technology. While most new products are extensions of existing technology, the estimate could change if new products require a significantly different level of repair and maintenance than similar products have required in the past. Our estimated warranty costs are reviewed and updated on a quarterly basis. Changes to the reserve occur as volume, product mix and warranty costs fluctuate.

Earnings_Per_Share_Tables

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings Per Share Reconciliation	'
	Following is a reconciliation of basic earnings per share (“EPS”) and diluted EPS (in thousands, except per share amounts):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Thirteen Weeks Ended
		June 29, 2014								June 30, 2013
		Net			Shares		Per Share			Net		Shares	Per Share
		Income					Amount			Income			Amount
	Basic EPS	$	24,948		42,080		$	0.59		$	29,993	39,496	$	0.76
	Dilutive effect of 2.875% convertible debt	—			—		—			325		2,164	(0.03		)
	Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units, and shares issuable to Philips	—			547		—			—		621	(0.01		)
	Diluted EPS	$	24,948		42,627		$	0.59		$	30,318	42,281	$	0.72
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended								Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29, 2014								June 30, 2013
		Net			Shares		Per Share			Net		Shares	Per Share
		Income					Amount			Income			Amount
	Basic EPS	$	50,026		42,135		$	1.19		$	56,794	39,012	$	1.46
	Dilutive effect of 2.875% convertible debt	—			—		—			780		2,595	(0.08		)
	Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units, and shares issuable to Philips	—			566		(0.02		)	—		620	(0.02		)
	Diluted EPS	$	50,026		42,701		$	1.17		$	57,574	42,227	$	1.36
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share	'
	The following table sets forth the schedule of anti-dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted EPS (number of shares, in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,		June 30,		June 29,			June 30,
		2014		2013		2014			2013
	Stock options	244		226		190			219
	Restricted stock units	12		1		6			1

StockBased_Compensation_Tables

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Information Related to Stock-Based Compensation Plans	'
	The following table sets forth certain information regarding the 1995 Plan:
		June 29,
		2014
	Shares available for grant	1,877,083
	Shares of common stock reserved for issuance	3,595,338
Schedule of Options Outstanding and Exercisable	'
	The following table sets forth certain information regarding all options outstanding and exercisable:
		June 29, 2014
		Options		Options
		Outstanding		Exercisable
	Number	868,143		175,414
	Weighted average exercise price	$	60.16	$	38.64
	Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 27.0 million		$ 9.2 million
	Weighted average remaining contractual term	5.3 years		3.9 years
Schedule of Restricted Stock Units Nonvested and Expected to Vest	'
	The following table sets forth certain information regarding all RSUs nonvested and expected to vest:
		June 29, 2014
		RSUs Nonvested		RSUs Expected
				to Vest
	Number	850,114		748,279
	Weighted average grant date per share fair value	$	63.36	$	62.3
	Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 77.6 million		$ 68.3 million
	Weighted average remaining term to vest	1.5 years		1.5 years
Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense	'
	Our stock-based compensation expense was included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows (in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,		June 30,		June 29,		June 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Cost of sales	$	857	$	616	$	1,583	$	1,211
	Research and development	713		545		1,330		1,076
	Selling, general and administrative	4,253		3,187		8,048		6,425
	Total stock-based compensation	$	5,823	$	4,348	$	10,961	$	8,712

Credit_Facilities_and_Restrict1

Credit Facilities and Restricted Cash (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Credit Facilities And Restricted Cash	'
Schedule of Letters of Credit and Restricted Cash	'
	The following table sets forth information related to guarantees and letters of credit (in thousands):
		June 29,
		2014
	Guarantees and letters of credit outstanding	$	54,391
	Amount secured by restricted cash deposits:
	Current	$	19,176
	Long-term	35,075
	Total secured by restricted cash	$	54,251

Inventories_Tables

Inventories (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Inventories	'
	Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
		June 29,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Raw materials and assembled parts	$	59,407	$	61,235
	Service inventories, estimated current requirements	14,046		15,197
	Work-in-process	88,237		75,883
	Finished goods	34,022		29,410
	Total current inventories	$	195,712	$	181,725
	Non-current inventories	$	57,326	$	62,104

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_1

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Goodwill Activity	'
	The roll-forward of activity related to our goodwill was as follows (in thousands):
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,			June 30,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	136,152		$	131,320
	Goodwill additions	46,880			—
	Goodwill adjustments	1,962			(2,198		)
	Balance, end of period	$	184,994		$	129,122
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class	'
	The gross amount of our other intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization were as follows (in thousands):
		June 29,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Patents, trademarks and other	$	25,936		$	24,327
	Accumulated amortization	(11,340		)	(9,296		)
	Net patents, trademarks and other	14,596			15,031
	Customer relationships	24,052			21,650
	Accumulated amortization	(4,967		)	(3,547		)
	Net customer relationships	19,085			18,103
	Developed technology	37,514			18,161
	Accumulated amortization	(6,074		)	(4,098		)
	Net developed technology	31,440			14,063
	Note issuance costs	2,445			2,445
	Accumulated amortization	(2,445		)	(2,445		)
	Net note issuance costs	—			—
	Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	$	65,121		$	47,197
Schedule of Amortization Expense by Major Class	'
	Amortization expense was as follows (in thousands):
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,			June 30,
		2014			2013
	Patents, trademarks and other	$	2,119		$	1,777
	Customer relationships	1,421			1,073
	Developed technology	1,976			1,102
	Note issuance costs	—			146
	Total amortization expense	$	5,516		$	4,098
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense	'
	Expected amortization, without consideration for foreign currency effects, is as follows over the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):
		Patents,			Customer Relationships			Developed Technology		Total
		Trademarks
		and Other
	Remainder of 2014	$	1,864		$	1,447		$	2,112	$	5,423
	2015	3,704			2,894			4,224		10,822
	2016	2,826			2,894			4,224		9,944
	2017	2,271			2,546			3,946		8,763
	2018	1,656			2,461			3,729		7,846
	Thereafter	2,275			6,843			13,205		22,323
	Total future amortization expense	$	14,596		$	19,085		$	31,440	$	65,121

Warranty_Reserves_Tables

Warranty Reserves (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Warranty Reserve Activity	'
	The following is a summary of warranty reserve activity (in thousands):
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,			June 30,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	12,705		$	12,049
	Reductions for warranty costs incurred	(6,430		)	(6,580		)
	Warranties issued	6,347			6,804
	Translation and changes in estimates	(2		)	(127		)
	Balance, end of period	$	12,620		$	12,146

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities, Balance Sheet Classification	'
	Net deferred tax assets were classified on the balance sheet as follows (in thousands):
		June 29,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Deferred tax assets – current	$	10,670		$	15,114
	Deferred tax assets – non-current	7,528			1,751
	Deferred tax liabilities – current	(54		)	(9		)
	Deferred tax liabilities – non-current	(11,521		)	(8,931		)
	Net deferred tax assets	$	6,623		$	7,925
	Valuation allowance	$	4,511		$	2,723
Open Tax Years By Major Tax Jurisdiction	'
	For our major tax jurisdictions, the following years were open for examination by the tax authorities as of June 29, 2014:
	Jurisdiction		Open Tax Years
	U.S.		2010 and forward
	The Netherlands		2011 and forward
	Czech Republic		2011 and forward

RelatedParty_Activity_Tables

Related-Party Activity (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Transactions with Related Parties	'
	Transactions with these related parties were as follows (in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended					Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	Sales to Related Parties	June 29,			June 30,		June 29,		June 30,
		2014			2013		2014		2013
	Product sales:
	Applied Materials, Inc.	$	1,383		$	99	$	2,342	$	3,591
	Lattice Semiconductor Corporation	—			4		—		4
	Cascade Microtech, Inc.	—			—		—		—
	Oregon Health and Science University	119			126		249		255
	Total product sales to related parties	1,502			229		2,591		3,850
	Service sales:
	Applied Materials, Inc.	187			197		355		330
	Lattice Semiconductor Corporation	3			3		6		6
	Cascade Microtech, Inc.	8			8		16		16
	Oregon Health and Science University	93			7		175		16
	Total service sales to related parties	291			215		552		368
	Total sales to related parties	$	1,793		$	444	$	3,143	$	4,218
	Purchases from Related Parties
	TMC BV	$	882		$	23	$	1,290	$	48
	Oregon Health and Science University	39			175		78		175
	Total purchases from related parties	$	921		$	198	$	1,368	$	223
Schedule of Amounts Due From (To) Related Parties	'
	Amounts due from (to) related parties were as follows (in thousands):
		June 29,
		2014
	Applied Materials, Inc.	$	1,755
	Cascade Microtech, Inc.	8
	TMC BV	(657		)
	Oregon Health and Science University	(34		)
	Due from related parties, net	$	1,072

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Sales to External Customers and Gross Profit by Segment	'
	The following tables summarize various financial amounts for each of our business segments (in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,		June 30,		June 29,		June 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Sales to External Customers:
	Industry Group	$	127,225	$	103,702	$	233,664	$	202,766
	Science Group	109,730		118,776		229,556		240,901
	Total	$	236,955	$	222,478	$	463,220	$	443,667
	Gross Profit:
	Industry Group	$	64,088	$	53,788	$	120,221	$	104,302
	Science Group	45,763		53,109		95,955		105,146
	Total	$	109,851	$	106,897	$	216,176	$	209,448
Schedule of Goodwill and Total Assets by Segment	'
		June 29,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Goodwill:
	Industry Group	$	100,814	$	51,532
	Science Group	84,180		84,620
	Total	$	184,994	$	136,152
	Total Assets:
	Industry Group	$	419,289	$	297,987
	Science Group	355,961		365,571
	Corporate and Eliminations	703,004		762,526
	Total	$	1,478,254	$	1,426,084

Restructuring_Reorganization_R1

Restructuring, Reorganization, Relocation and Severance (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost	'
	The following table summarizes the charges, expenditures, write-offs and adjustments related to our restructuring, reorganization, relocation and severance accrual (in thousands):
	Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 29, 2014	Second Quarter 2014 Realignment			First Quarter 2014 Restructuring			Group Structure Reorganization		Total
	Beginning accrued liability	$	—		$	—		$	50	$	50
	Charged to expense, net	2,228			1,331			—		3,559
	Expenditures	(880		)	(1,331		)	—		(2,211		)
	Ending accrued liability	$	1,348		$	—		$	50	$	1,398
	Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 30, 2013	Group Structure Organization			Total
	Beginning accrued liability	$	2,692		$	2,692
	Charged to expense, net	1,090			1,090
	Expenditures	(2,744		)	(2,744		)
	Write-offs and adjustments	16			16
	Ending accrued liability	$	1,054		$	1,054

Fair_Value_Measurements_of_Ass1

Fair Value Measurements of Assets and Liabilities (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis	'
	Following are the disclosures related to the fair value of our financial assets and (liabilities) (in thousands):
	June 29, 2014	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Available for sale marketable securities:
	U.S. Government-backed securities	$	15,063	$	—		$	—	$	15,063
	Agency bonds	—		37,481			—		37,481
	Commercial paper	—		45,824			—		45,824
	Certificates of deposit	—		13,663			—		13,663
	Municipal bonds	—		49,929			—		49,929
	Corporate bonds	—		14,948			—		14,948
	Trading securities:
	Equity securities – mutual funds	6,680		—			—		6,680
	Derivative contracts, net	—		(2,932		)	—		(2,932		)
	Total	$	21,743	$	158,913		$	—	$	180,656
	December 31, 2013	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Available for sale marketable securities:
	U.S. treasury notes	$	10,128	$	—		$	—	$	10,128
	Agency bonds	—		37,961			—		37,961
	Commercial paper	—		39,987			—		39,987
	Certificates of deposit	—		7,786			—		7,786
	Municipal bonds	—		49,319			—		49,319
	Corporate bonds	—		5,001			—		5,001
	Trading securities:
	Equity securities – mutual funds	5,287		—			—		5,287
	Derivative contracts, net	—		(1,113		)	—		(1,113		)
	Total	$	15,415	$	138,941		$	—	$	154,356

Derivative_Instruments_Tables

Derivative Instruments (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions	'
	The aggregate notional amount of outstanding derivative contracts were as follows (in thousands):
		June 29,				December 31,
		2014				2013
	Cash flow hedges	$	161,000			$	208,446
	Balance sheet hedges	200,433				172,947
	Total outstanding derivative contracts	$	361,433			$	381,393
Schedule of Gain (Loss) Attributable to Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuations	'
	Changes in fair value of derivatives entered into to mitigate the foreign exchange risks related to these balance sheet items are recorded in other income (expense) together with the transaction gain or loss from the respective balance sheet position as follows (in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		June 29,				June 30,				June 29,				June 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
	Foreign currency loss, inclusive of the impact of derivatives	$	(723	)		$	(927	)		$	(953	)		$	(1,526	)
Schedule of Derivatives Instruments, Offsetting in Balance Sheet	'
	Our derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements and are presented net in our balance sheet. We do not have any financial collateral related to these netting arrangements. The effect of these netting arrangements on our balance sheet is as follows (in thousands):
		Offsetting of Derivative Assets										Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
	June 29, 2014	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets			Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet			Net Amounts Presented in Other Current Assets				Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet			Net Amounts Presented in Other Current Liabilities
	Foreign exchange contracts designated as hedging instruments	$	—		$	—		$	—			$	2,528		$	(985	)	$	1,543
	Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments	373			(107		)	266				2,073			(418		)	1,655
	Total	$	373		$	(107	)	$	266			$	4,601		$	(1,403	)	$	3,198
		Offsetting of Derivative Assets										Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
	December 31, 2013	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets			Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet			Net Amounts Presented in Other Current Assets				Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet			Net Amounts Presented in Other Current Liabilities
	Foreign exchange contracts designated as hedging instruments	$	—		$	—		$	—			$	4,362		$	(3,042	)	$	1,320
	Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments	2,171			(698		)	1,473				2,916			(1,650		)	1,266
	Total	$	2,171		$	(698	)	$	1,473			$	7,278		$	(4,692	)	$	2,586
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Operations	'
	The effect of derivative instruments was as follows (in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	Foreign Exchange Contracts in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	June 29,				June 30,				June 29,				June 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
	Amount of gain/(loss):
	Recognized in AOCI (effective portion)	$	(2,057	)		$	(1,131	)		$	(4,259	)		$	(2,930	)
	Reclassified from AOCI into revenue (effective portion)	9				—				46				—
	Reclassified from AOCI into cost of sales (effective portion)	(1,096		)		(283		)		(1,666		)		(580		)
	Recognized in other, net (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	(9		)		(21		)		(9		)		(46		)
	Foreign Exchange Contracts Not in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
	Amount of gain/(loss):
	Recognized in other, net	$	(636	)		$	2,324			$	(3,745	)		$	3,091

Changes_in_Accumulated_Other_C1

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'
	The following tables illustrate the disclosure of changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), as well as details the effect of reclassifications out of AOCI on the line items in the Consolidated Statements of Operations by component (net of tax, in thousands):
		Thirteen Weeks Ended June 29, 2014
		Foreign Currency Items			Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Items			Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Total
	Beginning Balance	$	48,972		$	(10	)	$	(536	)	$	(1,394	)	$	47,032
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	(1,863		)	39			17			(1,022		)	(2,829		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI to:
	Revenue	—			—			—			(9		)	(9		)
	Cost of goods sold	—			—			—			1,096			1,096
	Other income (expense)	—			—			—			9			9
	Total reclassifications out of AOCI	—			—			—			1,096			1,096
	Net current period other comprehensive income	(1,863		)	39			17			74			(1,733		)
	Ending balance	$	47,109		$	29		$	(519	)	$	(1,320	)	$	45,299
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 29, 2014
		Foreign Currency Items			Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Items			Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Total
	Beginning Balance	$	48,865		$	(11	)	$	(552	)	$	(1,174	)	$	47,128
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	(1,756		)	40			33			(1,775		)	(3,458		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI to:
	Revenue	—			—			—			(46		)	(46		)
	Cost of goods sold	—			—			—			1,666			1,666
	Other income (expense)	—			—			—			9			9
	Total reclassifications out of AOCI	—			—			—			1,629			1,629
	Net current period other comprehensive income	(1,756		)	40			33			(146		)	(1,829		)
	Ending balance	$	47,109		$	29		$	(519	)	$	(1,320	)	$	45,299
		Thirteen Weeks Ended June 30, 2013
		Foreign Currency Items			Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Items			Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Total
	Beginning Balance	$	23,176		$	11		$	(834	)	$	(1,122	)	$	21,231
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	6,361			(10		)	(56		)	70			6,365
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI to:
	Cost of goods sold	—			—			—			283			283
	Other income (expense)	—			—			—			21			21
	Total reclassifications out of AOCI	—			—			—			304			304
	Net current period other comprehensive income	6,361			(10		)	(56		)	374			6,669
	Ending balance	$	29,537		$	1		$	(890	)	$	(748	)	$	27,900
		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 30, 2013
		Foreign Currency Items			Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Items			Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Total
	Beginning Balance	$	38,890		$	4		$	(819	)	$	481		$	38,556
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	(9,353		)	(3		)	(71		)	(1,855		)	(11,282		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI to:
	Cost of goods sold	—			—			—			580			580
	Other income (expense)	—			—			—			46			46
	Total reclassifications out of AOCI	—			—			—			626			626
	Net current period other comprehensive income	(9,353		)	(3		)	(71		)	(1,229		)	(10,656		)
	Ending balance	$	29,537		$	1		$	(890	)	$	(748	)	$	27,900

Organization_and_Basis_of_Pres2

Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details)	Jun. 29, 2014
	country
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Number of countries in which entity operates	50

Earnings_Per_Share_Details

Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share Reconciliation	'	'	'	'
Basic EPS - net income	$24,948	$29,993	$50,026	$56,794
Basic EPS - shares	42,080	39,496	42,135	39,012
Basic EPS - per share amount	$0.59	$0.76	$1.19	$1.46
Dilutive effect of 2.875% convertible debt - net income	0	325	0	780
Dilutive effect of 2.875% convertible debt - shares	0	2,164	0	2,595
Dilutive effect of 2.875% convertible debt - per share amount	$0	($0.03)	$0	($0.08)
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units, and shares issuable to Philips - net income	0	0	0	0
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units, and shares issuable to Philips - shares	547	621	566	620
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units, and shares issuable to Philips - per share amount	$0	($0.01)	($0.02)	($0.02)
Diluted EPS - net income	$24,948	$30,318	$50,026	$57,574
Diluted EPS - shares	42,627	42,281	42,701	42,227
Diluted EPS - per share amount	$0.59	$0.72	$1.17	$1.36

Earnings_Per_Share_Antidilutiv

Earnings Per Share - Antidilutive Securities (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Stock Options [Member]	'	'	'	'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted EPS	244	226	190	219
Restricted Stock Units [Member]	'	'	'	'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted EPS	12	1	6	1

Earnings_Per_Share_Additional_

Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Details) (Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member])	Jun. 29, 2014
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member]	'
Convertible Notes [Line Items]	'
Convertible notes, stated interest rate	2.88%

StockBased_Compensation_Detail

Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
		Stock Options [Member]	Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Employee Share Purchase Plan [Member]	Employee Share Purchase Plan [Member]	Stock Incentive Plan [Member]	Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of shares authorized	'	'	'	4,200,000	3,950,000	11,250,000	11,000,000
Shares available for grant	1,877,083	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance	3,595,338	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total compensation cost not yet recognized	$55.50	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total compensation cost not yet recognized - period for recognition	'2 years	'	'	'	'	'	'
Options Outstanding and Exercisable:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding, number	'	868,143	'	'	'	'	'
Options exercisable, number	'	175,414	'	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price	'	$60.16	'	'	'	'	'
Options exercisable, weighted average exercise price	'	$38.64	'	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value	'	27	'	'	'	'	'
Options exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value	'	9.2	'	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term (in years)	'	'5 years 4 months	'	'	'	'	'
Options exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term (in years)	'	'3 years 10 months 25 days	'	'	'	'	'
Restricted Stock Units Nonvested and Expected to Vest	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restricted stock units nonvested, number	'	'	850,114	'	'	'	'
Restricted stock units expected to vest, number	'	'	748,279	'	'	'	'
Restricted stock units nonvested, weighted average grant date per share fair value	'	'	$63.36	'	'	'	'
Restricted stock units expected to vest, weighted average grant date per share fair value	'	'	$62.30	'	'	'	'
Restricted stock units nonvested, aggregate intrinsic value	'	'	77.6	'	'	'	'
Restricted stock units expected to vest, aggregate intrinsic value	'	'	$68.30	'	'	'	'
Restricted stock units nonvested, weighted average remaining term to vest (in years)	'	'	'1 year 6 months	'	'	'	'
Restricted stock units expected to vest, weighted average remaining term to vest (in years)	'	'	'1 year 6 months	'	'	'	'

StockBased_Compensation_Alloca

Stock-Based Compensation - Allocation in Income Statement (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	$5,823	$4,348	$10,961	$8,712
Cost of Sales [Member]	'	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	857	616	1,583	1,211
Research and Development Expense [Member]	'	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	713	545	1,330	1,076
Selling, General and Administrative [Member]	'	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	$4,253	$3,187	$8,048	$6,425

Credit_Facilities_and_Restrict2

Credit Facilities and Restricted Cash - Credit Facilities (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014
Credit Agreement [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Line of credit facility, expiration date	1-Apr-16
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding	$0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity	100,000,000
Line of credit facility, additional borrowing capacity	50,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	150,000,000
Credit Agreement Subfacility [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity	$50,000,000

Credit_Facilities_and_Restrict3

Credit Facilities and Restricted Cash - Letters of Credit and Restricted Cash (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
CREDIT FACILITIES AND RESTRICTED CASH [Abstract]	'	'
Guarantees and letters of credit outstanding	$54,391	'
Current	19,176	18,798
Long-term	35,075	32,718
Total secured by restricted cash	$54,251	'

Inventories_Details

Inventories (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Raw materials and assembled parts	$59,407	$61,235
Service inventories, estimated current requirements	14,046	15,197
Work-in-process	88,237	75,883
Finished goods	34,022	29,410
Total current inventories	195,712	181,725
Non-current inventories	$57,326	$62,104

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_2

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'	'
Goodwill, beginning of period	$136,152	$131,320
Goodwill additions	46,880	0
Goodwill adjustments	1,962	-2,198
Goodwill, end of period	$184,994	$129,122

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Acquisition information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2014	Feb. 05, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Acquisition related goodwill	'	'	'	$46.90
Lithicon AS [Member]	'	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Percentage of voting interets acquired	'	'	'	100.00%
Acquisition purchase price	'	'	'	68
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Consideration Transferred	0.4	'	'	'
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs - Cumulative	0.4	0.4	'	'
Acquisition related transaction costs	'	'	0.3	'
Net tangible assets assumed	'	'	'	7.7
Net intangible assets acquired, fair value	'	'	'	22
Deferred Tax Assets, Goodwill and Intangible Assets	'	'	'	8.1
Revenue	1.6	2.4	'	'
Net loss	-1.1	-2.1	'	'
Developed technology [Member] | Lithicon AS [Member]	'	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net intangible assets acquired, weighted average amortization period	'	'10 years	'	'
Net intangible assets acquired, fair value	'	'	'	18.6
Customer relationships [Member] | Lithicon AS [Member]	'	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net intangible assets acquired, weighted average amortization period	'	'5 years	'	'
Net intangible assets acquired, fair value	'	'	'	2.2
Order or Production Backlog [Member] | Lithicon AS [Member]	'	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net intangible assets acquired, weighted average amortization period	'	'2 years	'	'
Net intangible assets acquired, fair value	'	'	'	$1.20

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_4

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	($24,826)	($19,385)
Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	65,121	47,197
Patents, trademarks and other [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	25,936	24,327
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	-11,340	-9,296
Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	14,596	15,031
Customer relationships [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	24,052	21,650
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	-4,967	-3,547
Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	19,085	18,103
Developed technology [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	37,514	18,161
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	-6,074	-4,098
Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	31,440	14,063
Note issuance costs [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	2,445	2,445
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	-2,445	-2,445
Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	$0	$0

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_5

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Amortization of Intangibles (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense	$5,516	$4,098	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]	'	'	'
Remainder of 2014	5,423	'	'
Expected amortization, 2015	10,822	'	'
Expected amortization, 2016	9,944	'	'
Expected amortization, 2017	8,763	'	'
Expected amortization, 2018	7,846	'	'
Thereafter	22,323	'	'
Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	65,121	'	47,197
Patents, trademarks and other [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense	2,119	1,777	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]	'	'	'
Remainder of 2014	1,864	'	'
Expected amortization, 2015	3,704	'	'
Expected amortization, 2016	2,826	'	'
Expected amortization, 2017	2,271	'	'
Expected amortization, 2018	1,656	'	'
Thereafter	2,275	'	'
Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	14,596	'	15,031
Customer relationships [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense	1,421	1,073	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]	'	'	'
Remainder of 2014	1,447	'	'
Expected amortization, 2015	2,894	'	'
Expected amortization, 2016	2,894	'	'
Expected amortization, 2017	2,546	'	'
Expected amortization, 2018	2,461	'	'
Thereafter	6,843	'	'
Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	19,085	'	18,103
Developed technology [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense	1,976	1,102	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]	'	'	'
Remainder of 2014	2,112	'	'
Expected amortization, 2015	4,224	'	'
Expected amortization, 2016	4,224	'	'
Expected amortization, 2017	3,946	'	'
Expected amortization, 2018	3,729	'	'
Thereafter	13,205	'	'
Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	31,440	'	14,063
Note issuance costs [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life	'7 years	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense	0	146	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]	'	'	'
Total intangible assets included in other long-term assets	$0	'	$0
Maximum [Member] | Patents, trademarks and other [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life	'10 years	'	'
Maximum [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life	'10 years	'	'
Maximum [Member] | Developed technology [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life	'10 years	'	'
Minimum [Member] | Patents, trademarks and other [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life	'2 years	'	'
Minimum [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life	'5 years	'	'
Minimum [Member] | Developed technology [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life	'5 years 6 months	'	'

Warranty_Reserves_Details

Warranty Reserves (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Product Warranty Reserve Activity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	$12,705	$12,049
Reductions for warranty costs incurred	-6,430	-6,580
Warranties issued	6,347	6,804
Translation and changes in estimates	-2	-127
Balance, end of period	$12,620	$12,146

Income_Taxes_Net_Deferred_Tax_

Income Taxes - Net Deferred Tax Assets (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Deferred Income Taxes [Abstract]	'	'
Deferred tax assets – current	$10,670	$15,114
Deferred tax assets – non-current	7,528	1,751
Deferred tax liabilities – current	-54	-9
Deferred tax liabilities – non-current	-11,521	-8,931
Net deferred tax assets	6,623	7,925
Valuation allowance	$4,511	$2,723

Income_Taxes_Unrecognized_Tax_

Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits and Open Tax Years (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Settlements with Taxing Authorities	$0.70	$0.60
United States [Member]	'	'
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]	'	'
Tax years open for examination, by major tax jurisdiction	'	'2010
The Netherlands [Member]	'	'
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]	'	'
Tax years open for examination, by major tax jurisdiction	'	'2011
Czech Republic [Member]	'	'
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]	'	'
Tax years open for examination, by major tax jurisdiction	'	'2011

RelatedParty_Activity_Details

Related-Party Activity (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Product sales to related parties	$1,502	$229	$2,591	$3,850
Service sales to related parties	291	215	552	368
Total sales to related parties	1,793	444	3,143	4,218
Purchases from related parties	921	198	1,368	223
Applied Materials [Member]	'	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Product sales to related parties	1,383	99	2,342	3,591
Service sales to related parties	187	197	355	330
Lattice Semiconductor [Member]	'	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Product sales to related parties	0	4	0	4
Service sales to related parties	3	3	6	6
Cascade Microtech [Member]	'	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Product sales to related parties	0	0	0	0
Service sales to related parties	8	8	16	16
Oregon Health and Science University [Member]	'	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Product sales to related parties	119	126	249	255
Service sales to related parties	93	7	175	16
Purchases from related parties	39	175	78	175
TMC BV [Member]	'	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Purchases from related parties	$882	$23	$1,290	$48

RelatedParty_Activity_Schedule

Related-Party Activity - Schedule of Amounts Due From (To) Related Parties (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 29, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'
Due from (to) related party	$1,072
Applied Materials [Member]	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'
Due from (to) related party	1,755
Cascade Microtech [Member]	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'
Due from (to) related party	8
Oregon Health and Science University [Member]	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'
Due from (to) related party	-34
TMC BV [Member]	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'
Due from (to) related party	($657)

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies - Purchase Obligations (Details) (Inventories [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014
Inventories [Member]	'
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]	'
Non-cancelable purchase orders	$87.90
Purchase commitment, maximum expiration date	'second quarter of 2016

Segment_Information_Sales_to_E

Segment Information - Sales to External Customers and Gross Profit (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Sales to external customers	$236,955	$222,478	$463,220	$443,667
Gross profit	109,851	106,897	216,176	209,448
Industry [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Sales to external customers	127,225	103,702	233,664	202,766
Gross profit	64,088	53,788	120,221	104,302
Science [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Sales to external customers	109,730	118,776	229,556	240,901
Gross profit	$45,763	$53,109	$95,955	$105,146

Segment_Information_Goodwill_a

Segment Information - Goodwill and Total Assets (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	$184,994	$136,152	$129,122	$131,320
Total Assets	1,478,254	1,426,084	'	'
Industry [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	100,814	51,532	'	'
Total Assets	419,289	297,987	'	'
Science [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	84,180	84,620	'	'
Total Assets	355,961	365,571	'	'
Corporate Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total Assets	$703,004	$762,526	'	'

Restructuring_Reorganization_R2

Restructuring, Reorganization, Relocation and Severance (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2014

Jun. 30, 2013

Jun. 29, 2014

Jun. 30, 2013

Jun. 29, 2014

Jun. 29, 2014

Jun. 30, 2013

Jun. 29, 2014

Jun. 29, 2014

Jun. 29, 2014

Jun. 29, 2014

Jun. 29, 2014

Jun. 29, 2014

Mar. 30, 2014

Jun. 29, 2014

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 29, 2014

Jun. 29, 2014

Jun. 29, 2014

Second Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

Group Structure Reorganization [Member]

Group Structure Reorganization [Member]

First Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

Second Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

Second Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

Second Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

Second Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

Second Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

First Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

First Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

Group Structure Reorganization [Member]

Group Structure Reorganization [Member]

Cost of Sales [Member]

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]

Restructuring, Reorganization, Relocation and Severance Expenses [Member]

Employee Relocation [Member]

Acquisition Related Earn Out [Member]

Impairment and Other Asset Write-off [Member]

Inventory Write-offs [Member]

Second Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

Second Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

Second Quarter 2014 Restructuring Plan [Member]

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

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Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost Remaining

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$18,000,000

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Actual savings anticipated by restructuring activity

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10,000,000

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1,800,000

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Restructuring, reorganization, relocation and severance

2,228,000

395,000

3,559,000

1,090,000

2,228,000

0

1,090,000

1,331,000

'

2,200,000

2,500,000

500,000

700,000

1,300,000

'

2,900,000

1,100,000

700,000

3,000,000

2,200,000

Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Beginning accrued liability

'

'

50,000

2,692,000

0

50,000

2,692,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Restructuring, reorganization, relocation and severance

2,228,000

395,000

3,559,000

1,090,000

2,228,000

0

1,090,000

1,331,000

'

2,200,000

2,500,000

500,000

700,000

1,300,000

'

2,900,000

1,100,000

700,000

3,000,000

2,200,000

Expenditures

'

'

-2,211,000

-2,744,000

-880,000

0

-2,744,000

-1,331,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Write-offs and adjustments

'

'

'

16,000

'

'

16,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Ending accrued liability

1,398,000

1,054,000

1,398,000

1,054,000

1,348,000

50,000

1,054,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Expected total cost of restructuring plan

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$24,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$4,000,000

'

'

'

Fair_Value_of_Assets_and_Liabi

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities - Securities (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $)	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Equity securities - mutual funds	$6,680	$5,287
Derivative contracts, net	0	0
Assets, fair value	21,743	15,415
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Government-backed securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	15,063	10,128
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Agency bonds [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commercial paper [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Certificates of deposit [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Bond Securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Equity securities - mutual funds	0	0
Derivative contracts, net	-2,932	-1,113
Assets, fair value	158,913	138,941
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | U.S. Government-backed securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Agency bonds [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	37,481	37,961
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Commercial paper [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	45,824	39,987
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Certificates of deposit [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	13,663	7,786
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	49,929	49,319
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Bond Securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	14,948	5,001
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Equity securities - mutual funds	0	0
Derivative contracts, net	0	0
Assets, fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | U.S. Government-backed securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Agency bonds [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial paper [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Certificates of deposit [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Bond Securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Equity securities - mutual funds	6,680	5,287
Derivative contracts, net	-2,932	-1,113
Assets, fair value	180,656	154,356
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | U.S. Government-backed securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	15,063	10,128
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Agency bonds [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	37,481	37,961
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Commercial paper [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	45,824	39,987
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Certificates of deposit [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	13,663	7,786
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	49,929	49,319
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Corporate Bond Securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Available for sale marketable securities	$14,948	$5,001

Derivative_Instruments_Details

Derivative Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Gain (Loss) Attributable To Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Inclusive Of The Impact Of Derivatives	($723)	($927)	($953)	($1,526)	'
Notional Amount of Derivatives, Total [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Total outstanding derivative contracts	361,433	'	361,433	'	381,393
Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Notional Amount of Derivatives, Total [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Total outstanding derivative contracts	161,000	'	161,000	'	208,446
Balance Sheet Hedges [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Notional Amount of Derivatives, Total [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Total outstanding derivative contracts	$200,433	'	$200,433	'	$172,947

Derivative_Instruments_Balance

Derivative Instruments - Balance Sheet Location (Details) (Foreign Exchange Contract [Member], USD $)	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Current Assets [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Derivative Assets [Abstract]	'	'
Gross amounts of recognized assets	$373	$2,171
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet	-107	-698
Net amounts presented in other current assets	266	1,473
Other Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities	4,601	7,278
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet	-1,403	-4,692
Net amounts presented in other current liabilities	3,198	2,586
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Derivative Assets [Abstract]	'	'
Gross amounts of recognized assets	0	0
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet	0	0
Net amounts presented in other current assets	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities	2,528	4,362
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet	-985	-3,042
Net amounts presented in other current liabilities	1,543	1,320
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Derivative Assets [Abstract]	'	'
Gross amounts of recognized assets	373	2,171
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet	-107	-698
Net amounts presented in other current assets	266	1,473
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities	2,073	2,916
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet	-418	-1,650
Net amounts presented in other current liabilities	$1,655	$1,266

Derivative_Instruments_Effect_

Derivative Instruments - Effect on Income Statement (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency loss, inclusive of the impact of derivatives	($723)	($927)	($953)	($1,526)
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Recognized in AOCI (effective portion)	-2,057	-1,131	-4,259	-2,930
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion)	9	0	46	0
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion)	-1,096	-283	-1,666	-580
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Other Income Expense Net [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Recognized in other, net	-636	2,324	-3,745	3,091
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Other Income Expense Net [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Recognized in other, net (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	($9)	($21)	($9)	($46)

Changes_in_Accumulated_Other_C2

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	$47,032	$21,231	$47,128	$38,556
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	-2,829	6,365	-3,458	-11,282
Cost of goods sold	127,104	115,581	247,044	234,219
Other income (expense)	-806	-1,452	-1,076	-2,957
Net current period other comprehensive income	-1,733	6,669	-1,829	-10,656
Ending balance	45,299	27,900	45,299	27,900
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	-9	'	-46	'
Cost of goods sold	1,096	283	1,666	580
Other income (expense)	9	21	9	46
Total reclassification out of AOCI	1,096	304	1,629	626
Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	48,972	23,176	48,865	38,890
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	-1,863	6,361	-1,756	-9,353
Net current period other comprehensive income	-1,863	6,361	-1,756	-9,353
Ending balance	47,109	29,537	47,109	29,537
Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	0	'	0	'
Cost of goods sold	0	0	0	0
Other income (expense)	0	0	0	0
Total reclassification out of AOCI	0	0	0	0
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	-10	11	-11	4
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	39	-10	40	-3
Net current period other comprehensive income	39	-10	40	-3
Ending balance	29	1	29	1
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	0	'	0	'
Cost of goods sold	0	0	0	0
Other income (expense)	0	0	0	0
Total reclassification out of AOCI	0	0	0	0
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	-536	-834	-552	-819
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	17	-56	33	-71
Net current period other comprehensive income	17	-56	33	-71
Ending balance	-519	-890	-519	-890
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	0	'	0	'
Cost of goods sold	0	0	0	0
Other income (expense)	0	0	0	0
Total reclassification out of AOCI	0	0	0	0
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	-1,394	-1,122	-1,174	481
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	-1,022	70	-1,775	-1,855
Net current period other comprehensive income	74	374	-146	-1,229
Ending balance	-1,320	-748	-1,320	-748
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Revenues	-9	'	-46	'
Cost of goods sold	1,096	283	1,666	580
Other income (expense)	9	21	9	46
Total reclassification out of AOCI	$1,096	$304	$1,629	$626

Factoring_of_Accounts_Receivab1

Factoring of Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Factoring of Accounts Receivable [Abstract]	'	'	'
Accounts receivable sold without recourse	$2.80	$4	$9.90