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Discontinued Operations, Current Foreign Tax Expense (Benefit)

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Tax Amount

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Escrow

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Transaction Related Cost

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Working Capital Adjustment

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Tax effect allocated to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the tax effects of the following: income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash inflow associated with the deconsolidation of a previously consolidated subsidiary or the sale of investment in consolidated subsidiaries (generally greater than 50 percent).

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2015	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Sep. 17, 2014	May. 14, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income tax expense (benefit) in discontinued operations		$ (1.6)	$ 0.4	$ (1.2)	$ 0.6
7.00% Senior Notes due 2019 \| Senior notes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		7.00%		7.00%		7.00%	7.00%
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization		$ 1.6	1.6	$ 3.2	3.4
Herley
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership disposed		100.00%		100.00%
Income tax expense (benefit) in discontinued operations		$ (1.6)	$ 0.4	$ (1.2)	$ 0.6
Valuation allowance released		$ 1.7		1.7
Foreign tax expense				$ 0.5
Herley \| 7.00% Senior Notes due 2019 \| Senior notes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage							7.00%
Forecast \| Revolving credit facility
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pay down of outstanding borrowings	$ 41.0
Forecast \| Herley
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase price, in cash	260.0
Escrow to satisfy any purchase price adjustments	2.0
Working capital adjustments	6.0
Transaction-related costs	23.0
Income tax expense (benefit) in discontinued operations	10.0
Net cash proceeds of discontinued operations	236.0
Forecast \| Herley \| Maximum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Taxes incurred as part of transaction (up to $5.0 Million)	5.0
Forecast \| Herley \| Minimum \| 7.00% Senior Notes due 2019 \| Senior notes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Redemption	$ 175.0