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Common Stock (Detail 2) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Oct. 23, 2014 | Feb. 13, 2014 | Aug. 10, 2012
Share Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase program, amount authorized to be repurchased |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 | $ 15,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 | $ 5,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
Options exercised (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options (in shares) | 20,931 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised | 13,389 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised | 47,185 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised |  |  |
Proceeds from exercise of options | 500,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised | 200,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised | 600,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised |  |  |
Tax Deficit on Stock Option Exercises and Restricted Share Vesting |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax deficits on stock options exercises and restricted share vestings | $ (128,000)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxDeficiencyFromShareBasedCompensation | $ 254,000 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxDeficiencyFromShareBasedCompensation | $ 576,000 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxDeficiencyFromShareBasedCompensation |  |  |

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