ACQUISITION OF FEMTOLASERS (Details 4) - FEMTOLASERS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2014	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
ACQUISITIONS OF FEMTOLASERS
Pro forma increase (decrease) in amortization expense	$ 0.1		$ 0.4
Transaction costs excluded from pro forma net income		$ 0.4

Represents the transaction costs in a business acquisition incurred prior to the closing of the acquisition and excluded from pro forma net income.

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