Description of Business

12 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business

Description of Business

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (“Teledyne” or the “Company”), a Delaware company that became an independent public company effective November 29, 1999, provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include factory automation and condition monitoring, aerospace and defense, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research, oceanographic research, and deepwater energy exploration and production. Following the 2021 acquisition of FLIR Systems, Inc. ( “FLIR”), we further evolved into a global sensing and decision-support technology company: providing specialty sensors, cameras, instrumentation, algorithms and software across the electromagnetic spectrum, as well as unmanned systems, in the subsea, land and air domains. We differentiate ourselves from many of our direct competitors by having a customer and Company-sponsored applied research center that augments our product development expertise. We believe that technological capabilities and innovation and the ability to invest in the development of new and enhanced products are critical to obtaining and maintaining leadership in our markets and the industries in which we compete.

Teledyne consists of the Digital Imaging segment with principal operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and the United Arab Emirates: the Instrumentation segment with principal operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark and France; the Aerospace and Defense Electronics segment with principal operations in the United States and the United Kingdom; and the Engineered Systems segment with principal operations in the United States.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The Company now discloses acquired intangible asset amortization on a separate income statement line. Acquired intangible asset amortization was previously included in selling, general and administrative expenses. In addition, the Company now discloses the balance of long-term deferred tax liabilities on a separate balance sheet line. Long-term deferred tax liabilities was previously included in other long-term liabilities.

On May 14, 2021, Teledyne completed the acquisition of FLIR, and the financial results of FLIR have been included since the date of the acquisition. The financial statements of Teledyne contained herein are as of and for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2022, and reflect the results of the Company after giving effect to the acquisition of FLIR. Teledyne acquired the outstanding stock of FLIR for approximately $8.1 billion, comprising of net cash payments of $3.7 billion, Teledyne share issuances of $3.9 billion, and the assumption of FLIR debt of $0.5 billion. See Note 3 to these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding FLIR acquisition.