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Commitments And Contingencies (Details)	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013 Inphi Litigation [Member] claim	Mar. 30, 2013 Smart Modular Litigation [Member] claim	Mar. 30, 2013 '386 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim	Dec. 31, 2011 '912 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim	Jan. 01, 2011 '912 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim	Dec. 29, 2012 '627 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim	Dec. 31, 2011 '627 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim	Dec. 29, 2012 '537 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim	Jan. 01, 2011 '537 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Patent claims reexamined, patentability confirmed			60	20	51	1	3	60	4
New claims filed, Number	3	6

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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-Paragraph 9, 10, 11, 12

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