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Net Income Per Share (Details 1) - shares shares in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Potential shares of Cadence's common stock excluded |  |  |
Total potential common shares excluded | 977 | 532 | 1,677
Long-term performance-based awards |  |  |
Potential shares of Cadence's common stock excluded |  |  |
Total potential common shares excluded | 50 | 152 | 1,069
Options to purchase shares of common stock |  |  |
Potential shares of Cadence's common stock excluded |  |  |
Total potential common shares excluded | 637 | 303 | 581
Non-vested shares of restricted stock |  |  |
Potential shares of Cadence's common stock excluded |  |  |
Total potential common shares excluded | 290 | 77 | 27

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