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Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2015
Jan. 01, 2016
Jan. 02, 2015
Jan. 03, 2014
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $ 300,000 $ 928,000 $ (253,000) $ 716,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards   131,100,000    
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Current, Total   439,000 596,000 1,008,000
Taxes Payable   380,000 217,000  
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, State and Local   12,000 15,000 12,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance   $ 3,020,000 394,000 71,000
Increase Decrease In Foreign Deferred Tax Asset       $ 630,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Limitations on Use   The California net operating loss carryforwards expire in varying amounts between 2016 and 2035 and, approximately $19.9 million of those net operating loss carryforwards, will expire over the next two years.    
Operating Loss Carry Forwards Expiration Term   expire in varying amounts between 2020 and 2035.    
Increase Decrease In Foreign Deferred Tax Liabilities   $ 172,000 1,039,000  
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Noncurrent   (1,171,000) (1,009,000)  
STAAR AG [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Noncurrent   312,000 256,000  
Defined Benefit Plan Switzerland [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Deferred Tax Assets, Net   584,000 658,000  
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net   1,686,000 1,371,000  
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized, Amount of Unrecognized Deferred Tax Liability, Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries   1,627,000 1,326,000  
Japan [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Deferred Tax Assets, Net   584,000 $ 658,000  
California [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards   $ 45,700,000