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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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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Amount of tax expense (benefit) related to a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, tax expense (benefit) related to income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) on disposal, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and tax expense (benefit) related to adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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The excess amount received or due over net assets in a transaction accounted for as a divestiture where a subsidiary, business or operating assets are "sold" by the entity to a newly formed, thinly capitalized, highly leveraged buyer. This gain is not yet recognized and is disclosed on the balance sheet as an offset against the carrying amount of the securities received.

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

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Amount of depreciation and amortization expense attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 21, 2015	Nov. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016	Dec. 27, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income tax expense			$ 100,000	$ 0	$ 22,500,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Revolving Credit Facility
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Repayment of outstanding borrowings			41,000,000
Herley \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase price, in cash	$ 260,000,000
Escrow to satisfy any purchase price adjustments	2,000,000
Working capital adjustments	$ 8,300,000	$ 8,100,000
Period to assert claim for indemnification	5 years
Maximum future indemnification payment, amount	$ 34,000,000
Transaction-related costs	11,500,000
Gain on sale of operations	80,800,000
Net payment to company after adjustments		2,700,000
Net payment from escrow		2,000,000
Difference in estimated working capital and actual working capital		$ 700,000
Income tax expense			100,000	0	22,500,000
Herley \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Maximum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Taxes incurred as part of transaction	$ 5,000,000			$ 5,000,000
Herley \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Senior notes \| 7% Senior Notes due 2019 \| Minimum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Redemption of notes			$ 175,000,000
Herley \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Selling, general and administrative expenses
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization expense					$ 4,200,000