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Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Compensation Non-Vested Stock, Restricted Stock Unit and Performance Share Unit Awards (Details) - shares |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 25, 2016 | Jan. 07, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares granted (in shares) |  |  | 454,916 |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares granted (in shares) |  |  | 147,390 |  |
Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Annual vesting after initial cliff |  |  | 33.33% |  |
Shares granted (in shares) | 664,120 |  | 664,120 |  |
Shares vested (in shares) |  |  | 0 |  |
Stock Awards [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Initial cliff |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Annual vesting after initial cliff |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Shares granted (in shares) |  |  | 602,306 | 524,225 | 1,436,658
Shares vested (in shares) |  |  | (413,654) | (714,626) | (861,772)
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Initial cliff |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Annual vesting after initial cliff |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Common stock equivalent (in share) |  |  | 1 |  |
Vion Ingredients [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares granted (in shares) |  | 975,000 |  |  |
Award vesting rights, percentage |  | 75.00% |  |  |
Shares vested (in shares) |  | (118,750) | (252,087) |  |
Vion Ingredients [Member] | Fully Vested Performance Award [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting rights, percentage |  | 25.00% |  |  |

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- Definition The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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