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Commitments And Contingencies (Details)	12 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2010 Inphi Litigation [Member] claim	Dec. 29, 2012 Smart Modular Litigation [Member] claim	Dec. 29, 2012 '386 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim	Jan. 01, 2011 '912 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim	Jan. 01, 2011 '627 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim	Jun. 29, 2013 '537 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim	Jun. 29, 2013 '274 Patent Reexamination [Member] claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims settled and dismissed, number			60
Patent claims reexamined, patentability confirmed				51	3	60	104
New claims filed, Number	3	6

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