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Income Taxes (Details 1) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 02, 2016 | Jul. 04, 2015 | Jul. 02, 2016 | Jul. 04, 2015
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Income tax holiday amount |  |  | $ 10 |
Income tax holiday per share benefit |  |  | $ 0.12 |
Effective income tax rate | 11.90% | 14.60% | 11.80% | 14.90%
United States [Member] |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Marginal effective income tax rate |  |  | 37.50% |
Ireland [Member] |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Marginal effective income tax rate |  |  | 12.50% |
United Kingdom [Member] |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Marginal effective income tax rate |  |  | 20.00% |
Singapore [Member] |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Marginal effective income tax rate |  |  | 0.00% |
Statutory tax rate |  |  | 17.00% |

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