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Employee Stock Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, RSUs Activity | The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option and restricted stock unit activity during fiscal 2016:
| Stock Options Outstanding |  | Restricted Stock Units Outstanding
| Options |  | Weighted average exercise price |  | Restricted Stock Units |  | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
(In millions, except for per share data) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at the beginning of year | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 22.15 |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | $ | 26.98 |
Granted | — |  |  | $ | 19.28 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | $ | 26.13 |
Option exercised | (3.7 | ) |  | $ | 16.47 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
Shares released, net | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  | $ | 27.86 |
Cancelled and Forfeited | (0.3 | ) |  | $ | 27.05 |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  | $ | 26.43 |
Outstanding at the end of year | 7.6 |  |  | $ | 24.60 |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | $ | 26.40 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of fiscal 2016 year end:
| Number Of Shares (in millions) |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share |  | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Vested and expected to vest | 7.6 |  |  | $ | 24.59 |  |  | 2.70 |  | $ | 44.8 |
Options exercisable | 6.6 |  |  | $ | 24.15 |  |  | 2.47 |  | $ | 41.3 |
Schedule Of Restricted Stock Unit Activity | The following table summarizes information about restricted stock units outstanding as of fiscal 2016:
| Number Of Shares Underlying Restricted Stock Units (in millions) |  | Weighted- Average Remaining Vesting Period (in years) |  | Aggregate Fair Value (in millions)
Vested and expected to vest | 5.5 |  |  | 1.64 |  | $ | 164.7 |
Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense, Net Of Tax, Related To Employee Stock-Based Compensation (For All Plans) | The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense included in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Fiscal Years | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
(In millions) |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales | $ | 3.8 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |  |  | $ | 3.2 |
Research and development | 9.1 |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | 6.8 |
Sales and marketing | 8.3 |  |  | 9.1 |  |  | 7.6 |
General and administrative | 31.4 |  |  | 28.4 |  |  | 25.8 |
Total operating expenses | 48.8 |  |  | 46.2 |  |  | 40.2 |
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 52.6 |  |  | $ | 50.1 |  |  | $ | 43.4 |
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Valuation Assumptions | valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
Fiscal Years | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Expected life of purchase | 0.5 years |  |  | 0.5 years |  |  | 0.5 years |
Expected stock price volatility | 36.9 | % |  | 31.3 | % |  | 30.5 | %
Risk free interest rate | 0.41 | % |  | 0.08 | % |  | 0.07 | %
Expected dividend yield | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Employee Stock Option [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used In Stock Options Granted | For options granted during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, the following weighted-average assumptions were used:
Fiscal Years | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Expected life of options | 4.0 years |  |  | 3.9 years |  |  | 4.0 years |
Expected stock price volatility | 38 | % |  | 36 | % |  | 35 | %
Risk free interest rate | 1.49 | % |  | 1.26 | % |  | 1.29 | %
Expected dividend yield | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Market Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used In Stock Options Granted | following weighted-average assumptions:
Fiscal Years | 2016 | 2015
Expected life of Market-Based Restricted Stock Units | 3.1 years |  | 2.6 years |
Expected stock price volatility | 33.8 | % | 30.9 | %
Risk free interest rate | 0.9 | % | 0.9 | %
Expected dividend yield | — |  | — |

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