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Receivables, net (Details Textual) - Customer | Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017
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Receivables and Allowances for Doubtful Accounts (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Number of customers with receivables balance greater than ten percent of total balance | 1 | 1
Percent of receivables attributable to single customer | 11.00% | 17.00%

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- Definition Accounts receivable and allowances for doubtful accounts. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of customers with accounts receivable and installment contract receivable balance greater than ten percent of total balance. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Percentage of Company's receivables net and installment contract receivables net attributable to single customer. + References No definition available. + Details
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