$HOLX
HOLOGIC INC Stock $holx

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2012 Q3 Form 8-K Financial Statement

#000119312513026169 Filed on January 28, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2012	2011 Q3
Revenue	$588.5M	$2.003B	$467.0M
YoY Change	26.02%	11.92%	9.05%
Cost Of Revenue	$333.6M	$189.5M	$223.8M
YoY Change	49.06%	13.12%	-32.51%
Gross Profit	$274.3M	$994.4M	$243.2M
YoY Change	12.8%	-38.69%	151.59%
Gross Profit Margin	46.61%	49.66%	52.07%
Selling, General & Admin	$179.1M	$542.8M	$115.6M
YoY Change	54.93%	21.62%	16.3%
% of Gross Profit	65.29%	54.59%	47.53%
Research & Development	$51.60M	$131.0M	$28.90M
YoY Change	78.55%	12.26%	-1.37%
% of Gross Profit	18.81%	13.17%	11.88%
Depreciation & Amortization	$114.7M	$71.90M	$78.40M
YoY Change	46.3%	4.28%	8.14%
% of Gross Profit	41.81%	7.23%	32.24%
Operating Expenses	$292.5M	$880.7M	$174.8M
YoY Change	67.33%	56.43%	22.41%
Operating Profit	-$18.18M	$113.7M	$68.40M
YoY Change	-126.58%	-69.64%	-248.26%
Interest Expense	-$56.30M	$140.3M	-$28.60M
YoY Change	96.85%	22.16%	-2.39%
% of Operating Profit		123.39%	-41.81%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$2.000M		-$3.200M
YoY Change	-162.5%		433.33%
Pretax Income	-$98.00M	-$46.00M	$41.60M
YoY Change	-335.58%	-119.56%	-124.1%
Income Tax	-$20.30M	$11.90M	$14.00M
% Of Pretax Income			33.65%
Net Earnings	-$77.77M	-$73.60M	$27.57M
YoY Change	-382.08%	-146.83%	-120.13%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-13.21%	-3.68%	5.9%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$0.28
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.29	-$0.28	$0.10
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	264.7M shares	264.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		264.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q3	2012	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$560.0M	$560.0M	$712.0M
YoY Change	-21.35%	-21.35%	37.98%
Cash & Equivalents	$560.4M	$560.0M	$712.3M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$226.0M	$226.0M	$81.00M
YoY Change	179.01%	179.01%	-25.0%
Inventory	$367.2M	$367.0M	$230.5M
Prepaid Expenses	$44.30M		$31.07M
Receivables	$409.3M	$409.0M	$318.7M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.563B	$1.563B	$1.343B
YoY Change	16.39%	16.38%	22.19%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$508.0M	$508.0M	$238.7M
YoY Change	112.85%	112.55%	-5.18%
Goodwill	$3.943B		$2.290B
YoY Change	72.15%		0.0%
Intangibles	$4.301B		$2.091B
YoY Change	105.72%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$162.1M	$162.0M	$46.08M
YoY Change	251.73%	295.12%	-1.96%
Total Long-Term Assets	$8.914B	$8.914B	$4.666B
YoY Change	91.05%	91.04%	3.07%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.563B	$1.563B	$1.343B
Total Long-Term Assets	$8.914B	$8.914B	$4.666B
Total Assets	$10.48B	$10.48B	$6.009B
YoY Change	74.36%	74.36%	6.81%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$87.22M	$87.00M	$63.47M
YoY Change	37.43%	38.1%	11.35%
Accrued Expenses	$372.4M	$360.0M	$325.3M
YoY Change	14.46%	23.29%	77.77%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$64.44M	$64.00M	$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$661.3M	$661.0M	$509.5M
YoY Change	29.82%	29.86%	15.26%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.971B	$4.971B	$1.489B
YoY Change	233.95%	233.85%	2.87%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$98.25M	$112.0M	$107.0M
YoY Change	-8.14%	-3.45%	28.87%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.069B	$5.083B	$1.596B
YoY Change	217.72%	216.7%	4.28%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$661.3M	$661.0M	$509.5M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.069B	$5.083B	$1.596B
Total Liabilities	$7.516B	$7.516B	$3.072B
YoY Change	144.67%	144.66%	4.95%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$2.444B		-$2.370B
YoY Change	3.11%
Common Stock	$2.656M		$2.625M
YoY Change	1.18%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.518M		$1.518M
YoY Change	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	219.0K shares		219.0K shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.961B	$2.961B	$2.937B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$10.48B	$10.48B	$6.009B
YoY Change	74.36%	74.36%	6.8%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2012	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$77.77M	-$73.60M	$27.57M
YoY Change	-382.08%	-146.83%	-120.13%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$114.7M	$71.90M	$78.40M
YoY Change	46.3%	4.28%	8.14%
Cash From Operating Activities	$85.60M	$370.2M	$118.9M
YoY Change	-28.01%	-18.82%	0.08%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$25.40M	$33.10M	-$13.10M
YoY Change	93.89%	19.13%	5.65%
Acquisitions		$3.762B
YoY Change		1793.09%
Other Investing Activities	-$3.774B	-$3.772B	-$7.800M
YoY Change	48278.21%	1714.33%	-90.78%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.799B	-$3.851B	-$20.90M
YoY Change	18076.56%	1344.48%	-78.43%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Cash From Financing Activities	3.368B	$3.328B	1.400M
YoY Change	240464.29%	43268.52%	16.67%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	85.60M	$370.2M	118.9M
Cash From Investing Activities	-3.799B	-$3.851B	-20.90M
Cash From Financing Activities	3.368B	$3.328B	1.400M
Net Change In Cash	-345.4M	-$152.5M	99.40M
YoY Change	-447.48%	-177.37%	330.3%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$85.60M	$370.2M	$118.9M
Capital Expenditures	-$25.40M	$33.10M	-$13.10M
Free Cash Flow	$111.0M	$337.1M	$132.0M
YoY Change	-15.91%	-21.28%	0.61%

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CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	34160000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.010	pure
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CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Weighted Average Expected Dividend ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageExpectedDividend
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CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Contributions By Plan Participants DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants
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CY2010	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense
CY2010	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Intangible Assets GainLossOnDispositionOfIntangibleAssets	0
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CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.018	pure
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CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Impairment Losses EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses	0.487	pure
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CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-69698000
CY2010	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Purchase Of Interest By Parent ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesPurchaseOfInterestByParent	2684000
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	105664000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Contributions By Employer DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer	5900000
CY2010	us-gaap	Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	3327000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium	73130000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7822000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	46658000
CY2010	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold Amortization CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization	171447000
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Life Insurance Policies PaymentsToAcquireLifeInsurancePolicies	5322000
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	28010000
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Intangible Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfIntangibleAssets	73000000
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
CY2010	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	2043000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Rate Of Compensation Increase DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease	0.00	pure
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CY2010	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	1414900000
CY2010	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	1581000
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	5550000
CY2010	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	68463000
CY2010	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-3765000
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
CY2010	us-gaap	Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Change In Amount Of Contingent Consideration Liability BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability	0
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	795000
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	5.87
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CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	7151000
CY2010	us-gaap	Business Exit Costs BusinessExitCosts	700000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-2223000
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	-348000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Convertible Interest Expense DebtInstrumentConvertibleInterestExpense	111722000
CY2010	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Charged To Cost And Expense ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense	1895000
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidTaxes	3772000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-108002000
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	456712000
CY2010	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Indefinitelived Excluding Goodwill ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill	143500000
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	401000
CY2010	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	2043000
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.027	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	0
CY2010	holx	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Unrecognized Tax Benefits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnrecognizedTaxBenefits	0.072	pure
CY2010	holx	Defined Benefit Plan Actuarial Net Gains Losses Net Of Tax Amount DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialNetGainsLossesNetOfTaxAmount	-2814000
CY2010	holx	Amortization Of Deferred Financing Costs AmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCosts	4092000
CY2010	holx	Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Product From External Customers Attributed To Foreign Countries EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasProductFromExternalCustomersAttributedToForeignCountries	344500000
CY2010	holx	Debt Instrument Convertible Interest Expense Non Cash DebtInstrumentConvertibleInterestExpenseNonCash	77222000
CY2010	holx	Contingent Consideration Compensation Expense ContingentConsiderationCompensationExpense	0
CY2010	holx	Cost Of Goods Sold Impairment Of Intangible Assets CostOfGoodsSoldImpairmentOfIntangibleAssets	123350000
CY2010	holx	Fair Value Write Up Of Acquired Inventory FairValueWriteUpOfAcquiredInventory	732000
CY2010	holx	Fair Value Of Liabilities On Measured On Non Recurring Basis Losses Included In Earnings FairValueOfLiabilitiesOnMeasuredOnNonRecurringBasisLossesIncludedInEarnings	-221290000
CY2010	holx	Loss On Extinguishment Of Debt LossOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	0
CY2010	holx	Payment For Tax Withholding Related To Vested And Released Restricted Stock Units PaymentForTaxWithholdingRelatedToVestedAndReleasedRestrictedStockUnits	2524000
CY2010	holx	Payment Of Additional Acquisition Consideration PaymentOfAdditionalAcquisitionConsideration	0
CY2010	holx	Payment Of Contingent Consideration PaymentOfContingentConsideration	0
CY2010	holx	Payments To Manufacture Equipment Under Customer Usage Agreements PaymentsToManufactureEquipmentUnderCustomerUsageAgreements	18648000
CY2010	holx	Property Plant And Equipment Not Material Charge PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNotMaterialCharge	0
CY2010	holx	Proceeds From Sale Of Cost Method Investments ProceedsFromSaleOfCostMethodInvestments	678000
CY2010	holx	Sensitivity Of Potential Change In Fair Value In Goodwill Impairment Test SensitivityOfPotentialChangeInFairValueInGoodwillImpairmentTest	2500000
CY2010	holx	Additional Acquisition Contingent Consideration Accrued AdditionalAcquisitionContingentConsiderationAccrued	32489000
CY2010	holx	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Non Deductible Expense Executive Compensation Cost EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNonDeductibleExpenseExecutiveCompensationCost	0.061	pure
CY2010	holx	Estimated Percentage Of Providing Sensitivity Of Goodwill Impairment Test EstimatedPercentageOfProvidingSensitivityOfGoodwillImpairmentTest	0.10	pure
CY2010	holx	Percentage Of Total Revenues PercentageOfTotalRevenues	1.00	pure
CY2010	holx	Percent Of Reporting Unit Fair Value Exceed Carrying Value PercentOfReportingUnitFairValueExceedCarryingValue	0.04	pure
CY2010	holx	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Benefit Expense Research And Development EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationBenefitExpenseResearchAndDevelopment	0.069	pure
CY2010	holx	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Prices ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrices	15.65
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	17131000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	227386000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Minority Shareholders PaymentsToMinorityShareholders	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-5909000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Deductions Qualified Production Activities EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities	-0.041	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	-7818000
CY2011	us-gaap	Restricted Stock Value Shares Issued Net Of Tax Withholdings RestrictedStockValueSharesIssuedNetOfTaxWithholdings	-10399000
CY2011	us-gaap	Costmethod Investments Other Than Temporary Impairment CostmethodInvestmentsOtherThanTemporaryImpairment	2400000
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	235790000
CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	311009000
CY2010	holx	Other Comprehensive Income Minimum Pension Liability Net Adjustments Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeMinimumPensionLiabilityNetAdjustmentsNetOfTax	2122000
CY2010	holx	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Minimum Pension Liability Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossMinimumPensionLiabilityTax	909000
CY2010	holx	Payment Of Deferred Acquisition Consideration PaymentOfDeferredAcquisitionConsideration	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-4182000
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense Debt Excluding Amortization InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization	34427000
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	1362000
CY2011	us-gaap	Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations FederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	64026000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	198744000
CY2011	us-gaap	Impairment Of Investments ImpairmentOfInvestments	2445000
CY2011	us-gaap	Litigation Settlement Gross LitigationSettlementGross	800000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-266587000
CY2011	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	1860000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	5327000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	118850000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Expected Long Term Return On Assets DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets	0.00	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	23894000
CY2011	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	116696000
CY2011	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	5535000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	235204000
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	261099000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Weighted Average Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate	0.45	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.309	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Additions From Business Acquisition ProductWarrantyAccrualAdditionsFromBusinessAcquisition	657000
CY2011	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P4Y2M12D
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	-481000
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	36268000
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	389000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	12300000
CY2011	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Deductions ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions	2867000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	35472000
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	2310384000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.017	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0520	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	196707000
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefits Paid DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid	331000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal	354000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	0.008	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	15739000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Weighted Average Expected Dividend ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageExpectedDividend
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Intangible Assets PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets	3021000
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Net Income Loss BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss	-127240000
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	374445000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	14800000
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	35472000
CY2011	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Finitelived ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	1510000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	521189000
CY2011	us-gaap	State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations StateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	9830000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-48107000
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Contributions By Plan Participants DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	157150000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Intangible Assets GainLossOnDispositionOfIntangibleAssets	84502000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod	2249000	shares
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CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.010	pure
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CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	700000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs And Discounts AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts	76814000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350	pure
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CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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CY2011	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	97834000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
CY2012	us-gaap	Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Change In Amount Of Contingent Consideration Liability BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability	38466000
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	250000
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses Net Of Cash Divested ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested	0
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1424000
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	-41017000
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	140287000
CY2012	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Convertible Interest Expense DebtInstrumentConvertibleInterestExpense	107258000
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	6.48
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	62000
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	4795000
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	3768000
CY2012	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Charged To Cost And Expense ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense	3270000
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidTaxes	-6071000
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	6217000
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	36000
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-143582000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	370222000
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CY2012	holx	Defined Benefit Plan Actuarial Net Gains Losses Net Of Tax Amount DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialNetGainsLossesNetOfTaxAmount	-2002000
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	391000
CY2012	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	6206000
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.053	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	3476320000
CY2012	holx	One Year Product Warranty Period OneYearProductWarrantyPeriod		pure
CY2012	holx	Reduction Of Workforce Expenses ReductionOfWorkforceExpenses	15249000
CY2012	holx	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Unrecognized Tax Benefits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnrecognizedTaxBenefits	0.135	pure
CY2012	holx	Cash Equivalents Maturity Period CashEquivalentsMaturityPeriod	three months or less
CY2012	holx	Restricted Stock Units Weighted Average Fair Value Of Grants During Period RestrictedStockUnitsWeightedAverageFairValueOfGrantsDuringPeriod	17.29
CY2012	holx	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Assumed From Acquisition In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAssumedFromAcquisitionInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	15.28
CY2012	holx	Number Of Days To Remedy Event Of Default For Failure To Comply With Reporting Obligations Of Convertible Notes NumberOfDaysToRemedyEventOfDefaultForFailureToComplyWithReportingObligationsOfConvertibleNotes	90	D
CY2012	holx	Amortization Of Deferred Financing Costs AmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCosts	3828000
CY2012	holx	Amended Transaction Price As Result Of Execution Of Amendment To Original Agreement AmendedTransactionPriceAsResultOfExecutionOfAmendmentToOriginalAgreement	199500000
CY2012	holx	Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration Expense Total BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationExpenseTotal	119497000
CY2012	holx	Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Product From External Customers Attributed To Foreign Countries EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasProductFromExternalCustomersAttributedToForeignCountries	510500000
CY2012	holx	Debt Instrument Convertible Interest Expense Non Cash DebtInstrumentConvertibleInterestExpenseNonCash	72360000
CY2012	holx	Contingent Consideration Compensation Expense ContingentConsiderationCompensationExpense	81031000
CY2012	holx	Cost Of Goods Sold Impairment Of Intangible Assets CostOfGoodsSoldImpairmentOfIntangibleAssets	0
CY2012	holx	Fair Value Write Up Of Acquired Inventory FairValueWriteUpOfAcquiredInventory	19918000
CY2012	holx	Fair Value Of Liabilities On Measured On Non Recurring Basis Losses Included In Earnings FairValueOfLiabilitiesOnMeasuredOnNonRecurringBasisLossesIncludedInEarnings	-12278000
CY2012	holx	Loss On Extinguishment Of Debt LossOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	42347000
CY2012	holx	Loss Contingencies Damages Award To Plaintiff LossContingenciesDamagesAwardToPlaintiff	18800000
CY2012	holx	Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Liability NonqualifiedDeferredCompensationPlanLiability	32100000
CY2012	holx	Payment For Tax Withholding Related To Vested And Released Restricted Stock Units PaymentForTaxWithholdingRelatedToVestedAndReleasedRestrictedStockUnits	5710000
CY2012	holx	Payment Of Additional Acquisition Consideration PaymentOfAdditionalAcquisitionConsideration	9784000
CY2012	holx	Payment Of Contingent Consideration PaymentOfContingentConsideration	51680000
CY2012	holx	Payment Of Contingent Consideration Liabilities Recorded At Fair Value PaymentOfContingentConsiderationLiabilitiesRecordedAtFairValue	55888000
CY2012	holx	Payments To Manufacture Equipment Under Customer Usage Agreements PaymentsToManufactureEquipmentUnderCustomerUsageAgreements	45624000
CY2012	holx	Payment To Irs For Audit Settlement PaymentToIrsForAuditSettlement	7600000
CY2012	holx	Proceeds From Sale Of Cost Method Investments ProceedsFromSaleOfCostMethodInvestments	0
CY2012	holx	Reversal Of Reserves ReversalOfReserves	9100000
CY2012	holx	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increase Acquired Reserves UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseAcquiredReserves	13156000
CY2012	holx	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Convertible Notes Exchange AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalConvertibleNotesExchange	23012000
CY2012	holx	Investments Carried At Cost Based On Percentage Of Voting Equity InvestmentsCarriedAtCostBasedOnPercentageOfVotingEquity	0.20	pure
CY2012	holx	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Non Deductible Contingent Consideration EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNonDeductibleContingentConsideration	0.598	pure
CY2012	holx	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Non Deductible Expense Executive Compensation Cost EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNonDeductibleExpenseExecutiveCompensationCost	0.023	pure
CY2012	holx	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Assumed From Acquisitions In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAssumedFromAcquisitionsInPeriod	3663000	shares
CY2012	holx	Restricted Stock Units Forfeited During Period RestrictedStockUnitsForfeitedDuringPeriod	226000	shares
CY2012	holx	Restricted Stock Units Granted During Period RestrictedStockUnitsGrantedDuringPeriod	1691000	shares
CY2012	holx	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grant In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	17.21
CY2012	holx	Schedule Of Change In Benefit Obligation ScheduleOfChangeInBenefitObligation	<div> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The tables below provide a reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and related actuarial assumptions of the Company’s German Pension Benefits.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="84%" align="center"> <tr> <td width="61%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Years ended</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 99pt"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Change in Benefit Obligation</b></font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>September 29,<br /> 2012</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>September 24,<br /> 2011</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>September 25,<br /> 2010</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Benefit obligation at beginning of year</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(8,064</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(9,093</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(6,736</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Service cost</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Interest cost</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(391</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(389</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(401</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Plan participants’ contributions</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Actuarial gain (loss)</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(2,002</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,092</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(2,814</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Foreign exchange</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">383</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(5</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">541</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Benefits paid</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">330</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">331</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">317</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Benefit obligation at end of year</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(9,744</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(8,064</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(9,093</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Plan assets</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Funded status</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(9,744</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(8,064</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(9,093</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </div>
CY2012	holx	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Benefit Expense Research And Development EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationBenefitExpenseResearchAndDevelopment	0.016	pure
CY2012	holx	Operating Lease Expiration Year OperatingLeaseExpirationYear	2035
CY2012	holx	Facility Closure Costs FacilityClosureCosts	430000
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