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Restructuring and Related Charges (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 03, 2015
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Summary of restructuring activities | The following table summarizes the restructuring and related charges (in thousands):
| Three months ended
| April 3, 2015 |  | March 28, 2014
Restructuring and related charges in: |  |  |
Product cost of revenue | $ | — |  |  | $ | 79 |
Operating expenses-Restructuring and related charges | 44 |  |  | 149 |
| $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 228 |
Harmonic Two Thousand And Fifteen Restructuring [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost | The following table summarizes the activity in the Harmonic 2015 restructuring accrual during the three months ended April 3, 2015 (in thousands):
| Severance and benefits |  | Other charges |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 305 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 322 |
Restructuring charges | 56 |  |  | — |  |  | 56 |
Adjustments to restructuring provisions | (5 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (12 | )
Cash payments | (312 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (321 | )
Non-cash write-offs | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Balance at April 3, 2015 | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 47 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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