Additional Proceeds from Disposition of Business

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Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation During Phase-out Period, before Income Tax, Attributable to Parent, Possible Additions

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Amount before tax of income (loss) from operations classified as a discontinued operation attributable to the parent. Excludes gain (loss) on disposal and provision for gain (loss) until its disposal.

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-Topic 205
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-Section 50
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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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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 cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Divestitures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended			7 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016	Oct. 10, 2016	Sep. 09, 2016	Jul. 29, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jul. 29, 2016	Sep. 09, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 10, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 30, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses - net					$ 0		$ (2,067)			$ 0		$ (2,067)
Revenue					$ 574,490		530,356			1,701,408		$ 1,582,624
Hydra-Stop Product Line \| Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business				$ 15,000
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses - net							5,800
Additional proceeds from sale of business				$ 2,000
Earnings for achievement													$ 1,000
Possible earnings for achievement										$ 1,000
Revenue								$ 7,500
Melles Griot KK Subsidiary \| Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business			$ 17,500
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses - net							$ (7,900)
Revenue									$ 13,100
IETG and 40Seven Subsidiaries \| Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business		$ 2,700
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses - net						$ (4,200)
Revenue											$ 8,300
Korea Electro-Optics Co., Ltd. (CVI Korea) \| Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business	$ 3,800
Gain (loss) on sale of businesses - net						$ (16,000)
Revenue														$ 11,700