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Stock-Based Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2012	Dec. 30, 2011
Options, Granted, Shares	677,000
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Expiration Period	10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0	$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number	3,479,000	3,064,000
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term Of Options Granted	15 years
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Forfeiture Rate	9.92%
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number	204,500
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.95
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 11.02
Plan 2003 [Member]
Options, Granted, Shares	969,035

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Number of years from the date of grant, after which the equity-based award expires .

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Expected term of share-based compensation awards, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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The number of shares reserved for issuance under stock option agreements awarded under the plan that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including vested options.

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Weighted average price at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance under the stock option plan.

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