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Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2016	Jan. 02, 2015	Jan. 03, 2014
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Total	$ 3,304	$ 4,663	$ 4,489
Employee stock options [Member]
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Total	2,306	2,842	2,683
Restricted stock [Member]
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Total	485	935	999
Restricted stock units [Member]
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Total	452	795	589
Consultant compensation [Member]
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Total	$ 61	$ 91	$ 218

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585

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