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Commitment fee accrues range on unused portion of revolving loan

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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stepdown

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Debt issuance cost related to repricing

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forward contract purchased for the term loan

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Revolving facility to finance acquisition of Rofin

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Revolving facility to finance acquisition of Rofin, outstanding balance

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Senior secured net leverage ratio to maintain compliance on the loan each quarter end

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Borrowings - Additional Information (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2020 EUR (€)	Oct. 03, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 20, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 07, 2016 EUR (€)	Nov. 07, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving facility to finance acquisition of Rofin				$ 28.5
Revolving facility to finance acquisition of Rofin, outstanding balance			$ 10.0
Debt issuance cost related to repricing	$ 0.5
Additional sources of cash available			16.9
Unused borrowing capacity			$ 16.1
Rofin-Sinar
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 30.0
Swing line, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 10.0
Euro Term Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term		7 years
Base Rate Loans \| Eurodollar
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		4.25%
Base Rate Loans \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		3.25%
Credit Agreement November 7 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior secured net leverage ratio to maintain compliance on the loan each quarter end					3.50	3.50
Euro term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	28.5
Euro term loan \| Eurodollar \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stepdown		1.25%
Revolving line of credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving facility to finance acquisition of Rofin						$ 100.0
Additional base rate					0.0050	0.0050
Debt issuance costs	$ 2.3
Debt issuance cost amortization period	5 years
Revolving line of credit \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee accrues range on unused portion of revolving loan					0.00375	0.00375
Base rate range after 1st year		0.0225	0.0225
Revolving line of credit \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee accrues range on unused portion of revolving loan					0.005	0.005
Line of Credit, Foreign
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
International credit facilities as guarantees			$ 0.8
Euro
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount \| €		€ 10.0
Euro \| Euro term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Forward contract purchased for the term loan \| €		€ 358.2			€ 670.0
Additional Euro currency rate					0.010	0.010
Quarter principal payment requirement for Euro term loan					0.0025	0.0025