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Income Taxes (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Income Taxes
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	16.00%	86.60%
Foreign losses benefited (as a percent)	0.00%

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- Definition

Represents the portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to foreign losses benefitted during the period.

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A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations.

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