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Net Income per Share (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Aug. 10, 2012	Feb. 22, 2012	Aug. 30, 2011	Jul. 06, 2010	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Share Repurchase Program
Share repurchase program, amount authorized to be repurchased	$ 5.00	$ 4.45	$ 7.50	$ 5.00
Number of shares repurchased						122,800
Average repurchase price per share (in dollars per share)						$ 24.87
Amount available for future repurchases					$ 3.6

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Represents the average price per share of the shares repurchased by the entity during the reporting period.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)

-Number 43

-Section B

-Paragraph 11A

-Chapter 1

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

-Number 12

-Paragraph 10

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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The amount authorized by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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The remaining repurchase amount authorized by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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