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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 28, 2014 USD ($) | Jul. 04, 2015 USD ($) Segment | Jun. 28, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | Segment |  |  | 5 |
Product Sales | $ 589,724 | $ 641,080 | $ 1,182,047 | $ 1,242,120
Royalty Revenues | 746 | 849 | 1,859 | 2,187
Total Revenue | 590,470 | 641,929 | 1,183,906 | 1,244,307
Gross Margin | 141,482 | 164,093 | 286,520 | 309,376
Segment Operating Income | 44,170 | 57,923 | 91,728 | 100,495
Restructuring and severance Costs | (5,660) | (9,014) | (7,070) | (15,418)
MOSFETS Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Product Sales | 106,348 | 123,971 | 213,107 | 237,084
Royalty Revenues | 0 | 71 | 11 | 99
Total Revenue | 106,348 | 124,042 | 213,118 | 237,183
Gross Margin | 14,708 | 18,871 | 28,466 | 31,488
Diodes Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Product Sales | 138,722 | 149,571 | 275,233 | 286,500
Royalty Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total Revenue | 138,722 | 149,571 | 275,233 | 286,500
Gross Margin | 31,600 | 34,706 | 61,490 | 64,471
Optoelectronic Components Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Product Sales | 72,977 | 63,258 | 141,602 | 120,756
Royalty Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total Revenue | 72,977 | 63,258 | 141,602 | 120,756
Gross Margin | 24,331 | 22,788 | 46,514 | 44,025
Resistors And Inductors Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Product Sales | 178,786 | 192,536 | 365,178 | 380,525
Royalty Revenues | 746 | 778 | 1,848 | 2,088
Total Revenue | 179,532 | 193,314 | 367,026 | 382,613
Gross Margin | 53,342 | 61,395 | 112,191 | 121,515
Capacitors Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Product Sales | 92,891 | 111,744 | 186,927 | 217,255
Royalty Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total Revenue | 92,891 | 111,744 | 186,927 | 217,255
Gross Margin | 17,501 | 26,333 | 37,859 | 47,877
Operating Segments [Member] | MOSFETS Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income | 5,140 | 9,493 | 9,667 | 11,980
Operating Segments [Member] | Diodes Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income | 25,528 | 28,130 | 49,013 | 51,188
Operating Segments [Member] | Optoelectronic Components Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income | 19,163 | 18,945 | 36,250 | 36,349
Operating Segments [Member] | Resistors And Inductors Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income | 44,470 | 51,969 | 93,995 | 102,305
Operating Segments [Member] | Capacitors Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income | 11,786 | 20,122 | 26,350 | 35,463
Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and severance Costs | (5,660) | (9,014) | (7,070) | (15,418)
Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] | Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income | $ (56,257) | $ (61,722) | $ (116,477) | $ (121,372)

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