$STAA
STAAR SURGICAL CO Stock $staa

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2018 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459020006791 Filed on February 26, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
Revenue	$31.19M	$31.77M	$33.91M
YoY Change	25.49%	35.35%	54.56%
Cost Of Revenue	$8.190M	$7.910M	$8.678M
YoY Change	9.64%	19.41%	34.29%
Gross Profit	$22.99M	$23.86M	$25.23M
YoY Change	32.29%	41.61%	63.03%
Gross Profit Margin	73.73%	75.1%	74.4%
Selling, General & Admin	$16.10M	$22.28M	$22.20M
YoY Change	19.7%	40.95%	32.2%
% of Gross Profit	70.02%	93.37%	88.0%
Research & Development	$5.710M	$5.570M	$5.346M
YoY Change	10.02%	21.25%	12.15%
% of Gross Profit	24.83%	23.34%	21.19%
Depreciation & Amortization	$640.0K	$630.0K	$630.0K
YoY Change	-23.81%	-25.88%	-25.88%
% of Gross Profit	2.78%	2.64%	2.5%
Operating Expenses	$21.81M	$27.85M	$27.55M
YoY Change	17.01%	76.18%	27.76%
Operating Profit	$1.182M	$1.583M	$3.026M
YoY Change	-193.81%	51.63%	-329.24%
Interest Expense	-$60.00K	-$29.00K	-$24.00K
YoY Change	-200.0%	-207.41%	-27.27%
% of Operating Profit	-5.08%	-1.83%	-0.79%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$190.0K	$222.0K	-$391.0K
YoY Change	-9.52%	-58.81%	-178.99%
Pretax Income	$1.320M	$1.805M	$2.635M
YoY Change	-233.33%	14.02%	-419.39%
Income Tax	$220.0K	$346.0K	$805.0K
% Of Pretax Income	16.67%	19.17%	30.55%
Net Earnings	$1.096M	$1.459M	$1.830M
YoY Change	-894.2%	24.38%	-288.47%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.51%	4.59%	5.4%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.02	$0.03	$0.04
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.02	$0.03	$0.04
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	44.13M shares	43.05M	41.72M
Diluted Shares Outstanding		46.03M	44.00M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$103.9M	$102.2M	$21.20M
YoY Change	461.62%	534.78%	58.21%
Cash & Equivalents	$103.9M	$102.2M	$21.25M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$305.0K	$660.0K	$412.0K
YoY Change	54.82%	4.93%	-31.9%
Inventory	$16.70M	$16.20M	$14.40M
Prepaid Expenses	$1.707M	$2.039M	$1.958M
Receivables	$25.95M	$23.73M	$26.23M
Other Receivables	$1.800M	$2.000M	$1.600M
Total Short-Term Assets	$151.6M	$147.3M	$66.93M
YoY Change	181.26%	155.72%	40.01%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$11.45M	$11.46M	$11.59M
YoY Change	17.13%	4.2%	-0.06%
Goodwill	$1.786M	$1.786M	$1.786M
YoY Change	0.0%
Intangibles	$243.0K	$244.0K	$259.0K
YoY Change	-10.33%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$1.009M	$998.0K	$1.007M
YoY Change	4.34%	2.99%	-52.05%
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.77M	$15.69M	$15.78M
YoY Change	12.28%	3.89%	-0.1%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$151.6M	$147.3M	$66.93M
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.77M	$15.69M	$15.78M
Total Assets	$167.3M	$163.0M	$82.71M
YoY Change	146.33%	124.18%	30.05%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$6.524M	$8.282M	$7.197M
YoY Change	8.14%	44.44%	4.3%
Accrued Expenses	$10.30M	$8.100M	$6.500M
YoY Change	90.74%	52.83%	41.3%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$3.800M	$4.200M	$4.500M
YoY Change	-13.64%	-4.55%	0.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.100M	$1.400M	$1.600M
YoY Change	-15.38%	7.69%	23.08%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$27.73M	$27.54M	$24.93M
YoY Change	45.26%	7.17%	31.23%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$500.0K	$700.0K	$900.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	-12.5%	-18.18%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.700M	$5.200M	$5.200M
YoY Change	14.0%	15.56%	20.93%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.200M	$5.900M	$6.100M
YoY Change	12.73%	11.32%	12.96%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$27.73M	$27.54M	$24.93M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.200M	$5.900M	$6.100M
Total Liabilities	$34.91M	$34.12M	$31.63M
YoY Change	39.67%	6.5%	25.0%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$156.3M	-$157.4M	-$158.8M
YoY Change	-3.08%	-2.32%
Common Stock	$290.0M	$287.4M	$210.9M
YoY Change	41.25%	41.9%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$132.4M	$128.9M	$51.08M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$167.3M	$163.0M	$82.71M
YoY Change	146.33%	124.18%	30.05%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.096M	$1.459M	$1.830M
YoY Change	-894.2%	24.38%	-288.47%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$640.0K	$630.0K	$630.0K
YoY Change	-23.81%	-25.88%	-25.88%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.350M	$8.110M	-$220.0K
YoY Change	111.71%	161.61%	-69.86%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$530.0K	-$450.0K	-$300.0K
YoY Change	562.5%	28.57%	-3.23%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities
YoY Change
Cash From Investing Activities	-$530.0K	-$450.0K	-$300.0K
YoY Change	562.5%	28.57%	-3.23%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$72.15M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-450.0K	73.56M	1.460M
YoY Change	-132.61%	-735700.0%	47.47%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	2.350M	8.110M	-220.0K
Cash From Investing Activities	-530.0K	-450.0K	-300.0K
Cash From Financing Activities	-450.0K	73.56M	1.460M
Net Change In Cash	1.370M	81.22M	940.0K
YoY Change	-43.15%	2864.23%	-1980.0%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.350M	$8.110M	-$220.0K
Capital Expenditures	-$530.0K	-$450.0K	-$300.0K
Free Cash Flow	$2.880M	$8.560M	$80.00K
YoY Change	142.02%	148.12%	-119.05%

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CY2018Q4	staa	Prepaid Expenses Deposits And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpensesDepositsAndOtherAssetsCurrent	5045000
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CY2018Q4	staa	Percent Of Prepaid Expenses Deposits And Other Assets Current PercentOfPrepaidExpensesDepositsAndOtherAssetsCurrent	0.05
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CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	6786000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Machinery And Equipment Gross MachineryAndEquipmentGross	16905000
CY2020Q1	staa	Computer Equipment And Software Gross ComputerEquipmentAndSoftwareGross	6244000
CY2018Q4	staa	Computer Equipment And Software Gross ComputerEquipmentAndSoftwareGross	5992000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Furniture And Fixtures Gross FurnitureAndFixturesGross	4169000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Furniture And Fixtures Gross FurnitureAndFixturesGross	3868000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Leasehold Improvements Gross LeaseholdImprovementsGross	10151000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Leasehold Improvements Gross LeaseholdImprovementsGross	10045000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Construction In Progress Gross ConstructionInProgressGross	8477000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Construction In Progress Gross ConstructionInProgressGross	2095000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	46214000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	38905000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	27454000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	17065000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	11451000
CY2020	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	14000
CY2018	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	10000
CY2017	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	623000
CY2017	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Assets And Asset Impairment Charges GainLossOnSalesOfAssetsAndAssetImpairmentCharges	599000
CY2017	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	221000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	35000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	35000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	35000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	35000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	35000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense After Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive	121000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	296000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	4400000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	3172000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Bonuses Current AccruedBonusesCurrent	4184000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Bonuses Current AccruedBonusesCurrent	5113000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Insurance Current AccruedInsuranceCurrent	1346000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Insurance Current AccruedInsuranceCurrent	1061000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Taxes Payable Current TaxesPayableCurrent	2710000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Taxes Payable Current TaxesPayableCurrent	1105000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Sales And Excise Tax Payable Current SalesAndExciseTaxPayableCurrent	1164000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Sales And Excise Tax Payable Current SalesAndExciseTaxPayableCurrent	995000
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	2245000
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Intangible Assets PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets	83000
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	747000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Contingencies State And Local EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesStateAndLocal	-0.067
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies State And Local IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesStateAndLocal	-447000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Contingencies State And Local EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesStateAndLocal	0.083
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies State And Local IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesStateAndLocal	-190000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign	-1514000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Foreign EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign	-0.110
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign	-730000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Foreign EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign	-0.013
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign	29000
CY2020	staa	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Expiration Of State Net Operating Tax Carryforwards EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationExpirationOfStateNetOperatingTaxCarryforwards	1039000
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	72150000
CY2018	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	1907000
CY2020	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	2018000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	234000
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	3459000
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	5195000
CY2020	staa	Proceeds From Vested Restricted Stock ProceedsFromVestedRestrictedStock	2000
CY2018	staa	Proceeds From Vested Restricted Stock ProceedsFromVestedRestrictedStock	2000
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	149000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	74639000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	2437000
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	54000
CY2020	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	203000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	197000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	279000
CY2020	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	15969000
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	85358000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	14118000
CY2020	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Fiscal Year and Interim Reporting Periods</p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:3.57%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Friday nearest December 31 and each of the Company’s quarterly reporting periods generally consists of 13 weeks. Fiscal year 2019 is based on a 53-week period and fiscal years 2018 and 2017 are based on a 52-week period. </p>
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CY2017	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	819000
CY2018	staa	Income Tax Reconciliation Of Global Intangible Low Taxed Income IncomeTaxReconciliationOfGlobalIntangibleLowTaxedIncome	7700000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	32251000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	34347000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	3164000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	3256000
CY2020Q1	staa	Deferred Tax Assets Prepaid Expenses DeferredTaxAssetsPrepaidExpenses	272000
CY2018Q4	staa	Deferred Tax Assets Prepaid Expenses DeferredTaxAssetsPrepaidExpenses	272000
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets In Process Research And Development DeferredTaxAssetsInProcessResearchAndDevelopment	968000
CY2020Q1	staa	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Lease Liability DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLeaseLiability	1309000
CY2018Q4	staa	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Other Current DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesOtherCurrent	122000
CY2018Q4	staa	Deferred Tax Liabilities Tax Credit Carryforwards Foreign DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign	1282000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	12976000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	13214000
CY2020	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<p style="margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Use of Estimates</p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:3.57%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP and, as such, include amounts based on significant estimates and judgments of management with consideration given to materiality. Significant estimates used include determining valuation allowances for uncollectible trade receivables, sales returns reserves, obsolete and excess inventory reserves, deferred income taxes, and tax reserves, including valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, pension liabilities, evaluation of asset impairment, in determining the useful life of depreciable and definite-lived intangible assets, and in the variables and assumptions used to calculate and record stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.</p>
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CY2020	staa	Marketing And Support Services Related To Strategic Cooperation Agreements MarketingAndSupportServicesRelatedToStrategicCooperationAgreements	485000
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability ContractWithCustomerLiability	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:10pt;line-height:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Concentration of Credit Risk and Revenues</p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:3.57%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk principally consist of trade receivables. This risk is limited due to the large number of customers comprising the Company’s customer base, and their geographic dispersion. As of January 3, 2020 and December 28, 2018, there was one customer who accounted for 43% and 36% of the Company’s consolidated trade receivables, respectively. Ongoing credit evaluations of customers’ financial condition are performed and, generally, no collateral is required. The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses and such losses, taken together, have not exceeded management’s expectations.</p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:3.57%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">There was one customer who accounted for 43%, 37% and 27% of the Company’s consolidated net sales for the years ended 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.</p>
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CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax Portion Attributable To Parent1 OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1	-139000
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	550000
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net Current AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	25946000
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CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process InventoryWorkInProcess	1870000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process InventoryWorkInProcess	2195000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Gross InventoryGross	18180000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Gross InventoryGross	18087000
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense Current PrepaidExpenseCurrent	1707000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Prepaid Insurance PrepaidInsurance	1488000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Insurance PrepaidInsurance	1271000
CY2020Q1	staa	Consumption Tax Receivable ConsumptionTaxReceivable	875000
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Value Added Tax Receivable Current ValueAddedTaxReceivableCurrent	565000
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Income Taxes Receivable IncomeTaxesReceivable	285000
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CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Machinery And Equipment Gross MachineryAndEquipmentGross	17173000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	29149000
CY2020	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	3665000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	34000
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CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	17697000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	1294000
CY2020	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Finance Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability	679000
CY2020Q1	staa	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Gross FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetGross	2926000
CY2020Q1	staa	Finance Lease Accumulated Depreciation FinanceLeaseAccumulatedDepreciation	1059000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	1867000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	926000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	584000
CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	72000
CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Payment On Liability FinanceLeaseInterestPaymentOnLiability	72000
CY2020Q1	staa	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset Gross OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetGross	12343000
CY2020Q1	staa	Operating Lease Accumulated Depreciation OperatingLeaseAccumulatedDepreciation	5659000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0182
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Rolling Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterRollingYearFive	73000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	7104000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	962000
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CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount FinanceLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	36000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Rolling Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextRollingTwelveMonths	2850000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due In Next Rolling Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInNextRollingTwelveMonths	590000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearTwo	1694000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearTwo	349000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearThree	1220000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearThree	13000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearFour	921000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearFour	8000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearFive	346000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearFive	2000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	6786000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	926000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-5321000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-2629000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-3318000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	18347000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	9268000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	1022000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	13026000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	6639000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-2296000
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	0
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	0
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	13000
CY2018	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	10000
CY2017	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	12000
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	2446000
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	1220000
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	378000
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2459000
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1230000
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	390000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-3003000
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-546000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-373000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-105000
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	441000
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-3481000
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	441000
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-547000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1022000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1671000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-157000
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	2735000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	1394000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.340
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	-781000
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CY2020	staa	Permanent Differences PermanentDifferences	2266000
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CY2018	staa	Permanent Differences PermanentDifferences	41000
CY2017	staa	Permanent Differences Percentage PermanentDifferencesPercentage	-0.009
CY2017	staa	Permanent Differences PermanentDifferences	21000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	0
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	0
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	-8.330
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	19125000
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-0.022
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-284000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.001
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	8000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-0.003
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	8000
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Contingencies State And Local EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesStateAndLocal	0.007
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies State And Local IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesStateAndLocal	93000
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Foreign EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign	-0.116
CY2020	staa	Effective Tax Rate For State Net Operating Tax Carryforwards Subject To Expiration EffectiveTaxRateForStateNetOperatingTaxCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration	0.080
CY2018	staa	Effective Tax Rate For State Net Operating Tax Carryforwards Subject To Expiration EffectiveTaxRateForStateNetOperatingTaxCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration	0
CY2018	staa	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Expiration Of State Net Operating Tax Carryforwards EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationExpirationOfStateNetOperatingTaxCarryforwards	0
CY2017	staa	Effective Tax Rate For State Net Operating Tax Carryforwards Subject To Expiration EffectiveTaxRateForStateNetOperatingTaxCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration	-0.364
CY2017	staa	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Expiration Of State Net Operating Tax Carryforwards EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationExpirationOfStateNetOperatingTaxCarryforwards	836000
CY2020	staa	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Earnings Not Permanently Reinvested EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignEarningsNotPermanentlyReinvested	-0.001
CY2020	staa	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Earnings Not Permanently Reinvested IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignEarningsNotPermanentlyReinvested	-7000
CY2018	staa	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Earnings Not Permanently Reinvested EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignEarningsNotPermanentlyReinvested	-0.140
CY2018	staa	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Earnings Not Permanently Reinvested IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignEarningsNotPermanentlyReinvested	-926000
CY2017	staa	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Earnings Not Permanently Reinvested EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignEarningsNotPermanentlyReinvested	1.081
CY2017	staa	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Earnings Not Permanently Reinvested IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignEarningsNotPermanentlyReinvested	-2482000
CY2018	staa	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Dividend Withholding Expense Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDividendWithholdingExpenseIncome	0.048
CY2018	staa	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Dividend Withholding IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignDividendWithholding	317000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	2418000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	7.312
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-16789000
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	-0.078
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1022000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.252
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1671000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment	843000
CY2020Q1	staa	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Other Current DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesOtherCurrent	5000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance Current DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent	37603000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance Current DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent	43075000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net Current DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent	7560000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net Current DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent	2537000
CY2020Q1	staa	Deferred Tax Liabilities Tax Credit Carryforwards Foreign DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign	1295000
CY2020Q1	staa	Deferred Tax Liabilities Operating Lease Right Of Use Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssets	1309000
CY2020Q1	staa	Deferred Tax Liabilities Amortization Of Research And Development DeferredTaxLiabilitiesAmortizationOfResearchAndDevelopment	805000
CY2017	staa	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Dividend Withholding Expense Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDividendWithholdingExpenseIncome	-0.003
CY2017	staa	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Dividend Withholding IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignDividendWithholding	7000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitAmount	-434000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitPercent	0
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitAmount	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.010
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	122000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.005
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	30000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.026
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	59000
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-0.420
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-5472000
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0.364
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.068
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-157000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1022000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1671000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-157000
CY2020	staa	Increase Decrease In Foreign Deferred Tax Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInForeignDeferredTaxLiabilities	-46000
CY2017	staa	Increase Decrease In Foreign Deferred Tax Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInForeignDeferredTaxLiabilities	-47000
CY2018	staa	Increase Decrease In Foreign Deferred Tax Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInForeignDeferredTaxLiabilities	36000
CY2020	staa	Income Tax Reconciliation Of Global Intangible Low Taxed Income IncomeTaxReconciliationOfGlobalIntangibleLowTaxedIncome	16100000
CY2020	staa	Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of2017 Deduction In Global Intangible Low Taxed Income Percentage TaxCutsAndJobsActOf2017DeductionInGlobalIntangibleLowTaxedIncomePercentage	0.50
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Allowance For Doubtful Accounts DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts	252000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	703000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	560000
CY2020Q1	staa	Deferred Tax Assets Accrued Vacation DeferredTaxAssetsAccruedVacation	428000
CY2018Q4	staa	Deferred Tax Assets Accrued Vacation DeferredTaxAssetsAccruedVacation	387000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	1036000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	1232000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	3455000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	2489000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Pensions DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensions	1159000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Pensions DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensions	884000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment	162000
CY2018Q4	staa	Deferred Tax Liabilities Amortization Of Research And Development DeferredTaxLiabilitiesAmortizationOfResearchAndDevelopment	759000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Undistributed Foreign Earnings DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings	401000
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0240
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Undistributed Foreign Earnings DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings	240000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	3810000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	2281000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	3750000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	256000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Taxes Payable Current And Noncurrent TaxesPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent	2572000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Taxes Payable Current And Noncurrent TaxesPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent	820000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Alternative Minimum Tax DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsAlternativeMinimumTax	136000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Operating Loss Carryforwards OperatingLossCarryforwards	129000000
CY2020	staa	Operating Loss Carry Forwards Expiration Term OperatingLossCarryForwardsExpirationTerm	expire in varying amounts between 2020 and 2037
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Loss Carryforwards Limitations On Use OperatingLossCarryforwardsLimitationsOnUse	The California net operating loss carryforwards expire in varying amounts between 2028 and 2039
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CY2020Q1	staa	Defined Contribution Plan Employees Eligible Payroll DefinedContributionPlanEmployeesEligiblePayroll	19000
CY2020Q1	staa	Defined Contribution Plan Employees Catch Up Contribution DefinedContributionPlanEmployeesCatchUpContribution	6000
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Matching Contribution Percent DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent	0.80
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee Percent DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent	0.06
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	1279000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	764000
CY2020	staa	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Granted In Period Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardGrantedInPeriodFairValue	15854000
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0271
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0196
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	3920000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	11.80
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	824000
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.57
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	10547000
CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	6762000
CY2017	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	3161000
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	10547000
CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	6762000
CY2017	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	3161000
CY2020	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs Capitalized Amount EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount	1017000
CY2018	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs Capitalized Amount EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount	637000
CY2017	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs Capitalized Amount EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount	372000
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Compensation Cost1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardCompensationCost1	11564000
CY2018	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Compensation Cost1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardCompensationCost1	7399000
CY2017	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Compensation Cost1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardCompensationCost1	3533000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions	14817000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Share Based Awards Other Than Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions	594000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	15411000
CY2020	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition1 EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1	P2Y
CY2020	staa	Estimated Forfeiture Rate EstimatedForfeitureRate	0.08
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.53
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.53
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	35.40
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	388000
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	8.92
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	30000
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	25.87
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	4326000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	16.46
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	78995000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	3047000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	10.66
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	72393000
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	17.95
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	11.95
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	5.42
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	9955000
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	13699000
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	3065000
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues	1999850
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Shares Issued Price Per Share SharesIssuedPricePerShare	36.309
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	72150000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligations Noncurrent AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent	211000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligations Noncurrent AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent	206000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Purchase Commitment Remaining Minimum Amount Committed PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted	13450000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Due To Employees Current And Noncurrent DueToEmployeesCurrentAndNoncurrent	10000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities	7000000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Due From Related Parties Current DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent	1000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Due From Related Parties Current DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent	10000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Insurance Settlements Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInInsuranceSettlementsReceivable	7000000
CY2020	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Finance Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability	679000
CY2018	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Finance Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability	1656000
CY2017	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Finance Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability	563000
CY2020	us-gaap	Fair Value Of Assets Acquired FairValueOfAssetsAcquired	381000
CY2018	us-gaap	Fair Value Of Assets Acquired FairValueOfAssetsAcquired	207000
CY2017	us-gaap	Fair Value Of Assets Acquired FairValueOfAssetsAcquired	121000
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	105000
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	130000
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	90000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	792000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	4968000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-2139000
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CY2020	staa	Unvested Restricted Stock Shares UnvestedRestrictedStockShares	-11000
CY2018	staa	Unvested Restricted Stock Shares UnvestedRestrictedStockShares	-11000
CY2017	staa	Unvested Restricted Stock Shares UnvestedRestrictedStockShares	-21000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	42587000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.05
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CY2020	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	150185000
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	123954000
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	90611000
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Number Of Countries In Which Entity Operates NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates	75
CY2020	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	150185000
CY2020	us-gaap	Number Of Operating Segments NumberOfOperatingSegments	1
CY2020	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	20863000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	22286000
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	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	38883000
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.05
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1459000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1096000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.01
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.04
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.03
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.02
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.04
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.03
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.02
CY2020	us-gaap	Reclassifications Reclassifications	<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Note 20 – Reclassifications</p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:3.57%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Computer equipment and software was reclassed into a separate line item from furniture and fixtures and construction in process was reclassed into a separate line item from machinery and equipment in Note 5 for 2018 to conform to 2019 presentation. </p>
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CY2020	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Deductions ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions	5789000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Deductions ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions	4882000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Balance ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance	46520000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Balance ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance	59502000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Deductions ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions	22962000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Balance ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance	43187000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Balance ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance	43187000

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