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Investor Information | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2016
Investor Information [Abstract] |
Investor Information | INVESTOR INFORMATION Common Stock Market Prices and Dividends (Unaudited) Quarterly 2015 – 2013
2015 by Quarter | High |  | Low |  | Dividends per Share
1 st |  | $56.47 |  |  |  | $38.01 |  |  |  | $0.25 |
2 nd | 57.74 |  |  | 46.19 |  |  | 0.265 |
3 rd | 52.52 |  |  | 41.29 |  |  | 0.265 |
4 th | 47.68 |  |  | 35.53 |  |  | 0.265 |
Total Dividends Paid |  |  | $1.045 |
2014 by Quarter | High |  | Low |  | Dividends per Share
1 st |  | $39.42 |  |  |  | $31.00 |  |  |  | $0.24 |
2 nd | 39.29 |  |  | 31.61 |  |  | 0.25 |
3 rd | 40.43 |  |  | 34.62 |  |  | 0.25 |
4 th | 52.90 |  |  | 34.75 |  |  | 0.25 |
Total Dividends Paid |  |  | $0.99 |
2013 by Quarter | High |  | Low |  | Dividends per Share
1 st |  | $35.74 |  |  |  | $28.28 |  |  |  | $0.24 |
2 nd | 38.53 |  |  | 31.45 |  |  | 0.24 |
3 rd | 40.73 |  |  | 32.38 |  |  | 0.24 |
4 th | 40.10 |  |  | 32.83 |  |  | 0.24 |
Total Dividends Paid |  |  | $0.96 |
Common Stock Market Price and Price/Earnings Ratio (Unaudited) Fiscal Years 2015 – 2011
| Market Price | Diluted Earnings per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio
Year | High |  | Low |  | High |  | Low |
2015 |  | $57.74 |  |  | $35.53 |  |  | $2.32 |  | 25 |  | 15 |
2014 | 52.90 |  | 31.00 |  | 1.35 |  | 39 |  | 23 |
2013 | 40.73 |  | 28.28 |  | 1.39 |  | 29 |  | 20 |
2012 | 32.02 |  | 21.57 |  | 1.07 |  | 30 |  | 20 |
2011 | 36.48 |  | 15.78 |  | 1.01 |  | 36 |  | 16 |
Five-Year Average |  |  |  | 32 |  | 19 |

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