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Employee Benefit Plans (Details 3) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2015
Swiss Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 1.00% | 1.40%
Salary increases | 2.00% | 2.00%
Expected return on plan assets | 2.50% | 3.00%
Expected average remaining working lives in years | 10 years 4 months 24 days | 10 years 1 month 6 days
Japan Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 0.50% | 0.60%
Salary increases | 6.10% | 4.50%
Expected return on plan assets | 0.00% | 0.00%
Expected average remaining working lives in years | 8 years 1 month 17 days | 8 years 1 month 13 days

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- Definition An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6512046 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (k)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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