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Credit Agreement (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Revolving credit facility |  |
Senior Loan Agreement |  |
Revolving credit facility, maximum capacity | $ 125.0 |
Amount of borrowings under revolving line of credit | 0.0 | $ 0.0
Amounts outstanding under letters of credit | $ 2.2 |
Percentage of stock of domestic subsidiaries pledged as collateral for borrowings | 100.00% |
Percentage of stock of foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral for borrowings | 65.00% |
Value of stock in net assets pledged as collateral for borrowings | $ 22.6 | $ 6.0
Revolving credit facility | Minimum |  |
Senior Loan Agreement |  |
Commitment fee payable on the unused portion of the credit facility (as a percent) | 0.25% |
Ratio of consolidated interest expense to consolidated EBITDA | 2.5 |
Revolving credit facility | Maximum |  |
Senior Loan Agreement |  |
Commitment fee payable on the unused portion of the credit facility (as a percent) | 0.375% |
Ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated EBITDA | 3.0 |
Revolving credit facility | Base rate |  |
Senior Loan Agreement |  |
Variable rate basis | base rate |
Revolving credit facility | Base rate | Minimum |  |
Senior Loan Agreement |  |
Interest margin (as a percent) | 0.50% |
Revolving credit facility | Base rate | Maximum |  |
Senior Loan Agreement |  |
Interest margin (as a percent) | 1.50% |
Revolving credit facility | Eurocurrency rate |  |
Senior Loan Agreement |  |
Variable rate basis | eurocurrency rate |
Revolving credit facility | Eurocurrency rate | Minimum |  |
Senior Loan Agreement |  |
Interest margin (as a percent) | 1.50% |
Revolving credit facility | Eurocurrency rate | Maximum |  |
Senior Loan Agreement |  |
Interest margin (as a percent) | 2.50% |
Letters of credit |  |
Senior Loan Agreement |  |
Revolving credit facility, maximum capacity | $ 15.0 |

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- Definition Represents the value of the (consolidated adjusted earning before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as defined) in the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio required by the covenants of the entity's senior credit facilities. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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