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ACQUISITION OF FEMTOLASERS (Details) - FEMTOLASERS € in Millions, $ in Millions			9 Months Ended
	Feb. 11, 2015 EUR (€)	Feb. 11, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2015 EUR (€)	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($)
ACQUISITIONS OF FEMTOLASERS
Initial purchase price	€ 9.1
Revised net asset adjustment			€ 2.1
Adjusted purchase price			€ 7.0	$ 7.9
Purchase price deposited at closing into escrow account	€ 2.3
Time period for depositing into escrow from the date of closing	30 months	30 months
Repayment of outstanding loan	€ 3.6	$ 4.0
Selling, general and administrative expense
ACQUISITIONS OF FEMTOLASERS
Transaction costs incurred \| $		$ 0.4