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Interest Expense on Convertible Senior Notes (Detail) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Contractual interest expense on the coupon	$ 1,757
Amortization of the discount component and debt issuance fees recognized as interest expense	4,493
Total interest expense on the convertible debt	$ 6,250

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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