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Income Taxes (Details Textual) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jan. 01, 2011
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Excess benefits due to stock option exercise | $ 100,000 |  |  |
Change in amount of operating loss carryforwards valuation allowance | 1,400,000 | 2,100,000 |  |
Undistributed earnings from non-U.S. operations | 2,900,000 |  |  |
Research tax credit |  | 600,000 |  |
Maximum amount company recognize from unrecognized tax benefit | 4,436,000 | 3,464,000 | 3,599,000 | 3,370,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate if recognized | 1,200,000 |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
State research and experimental tax credit carryforward | 200,000 |  |  |
California Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 27,500,000 |  |  |
California Tax Authority [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 2,700,000 |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 37,600,000 |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 1,800,000 |  |  |
Federal [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
State research and experimental tax credit carryforward | 5,500,000 |  |  |
State [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
State research and experimental tax credit carryforward | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |

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