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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 02, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 segment | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 02, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 26, 2014 segment | Feb. 29, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for excess and obsolete inventories |  |  |  |  | $ 6,246 | $ 1,234 |  |
Revenue, Net |  | $ 101,406 | $ 83,305 |  | 292,809 | 290,424 |  |
Income (loss) from operations |  | (11,933) | (6,257) |  | (50,807) | (6,587) |  |
Operating Expenses |  | (63,296) | (52,488) |  | (193,864) | (162,231) |  |
Stock-based compensation |  | (2,680) | (3,827) |  | (8,542) | (11,845) |  |
Amortization of intangibles |  | (4,389) | (1,532) |  | (12,711) | (4,971) |  |
Nonoperating Income (Expense) |  | (4,321) | 178 |  | (10,546) | (2,702) |  |
Loss before income taxes |  | (16,254) | (6,079) |  | (61,353) | (9,289) |  |
Number of Reportable Segments | segment |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Video [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Net |  | 91,353 | 71,889 |  | 246,949 | 219,378 |  |
Cable Edge [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Net |  | 10,053 | 11,416 |  | 45,860 | 71,046 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations |  | 119 | (388) |  | (9,061) | 10,968 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Video [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations |  | 4,886 | 3,575 |  | (1,943) | 8,386 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Edge [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for excess and obsolete inventories |  |  |  |  | 4,400 |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations |  | (4,767) | (3,963) |  | (7,118) | 2,582 |  |
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Expenses | [1] | $ (4,983) | $ (510) |  | $ (20,493) | $ (739) |  |
[1] | Unallocated corporate expenses include certain corporate-level operating expenses and charges such as restructuring and related charges and excess facilities charges. Additionally, the unallocated corporate expenses in 2016 include TVN acquisition- and integration-related costs (see Note 3, “Business Acquisition” for additional information) and an inventory obsolescence charge of approximately $4.4 million recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 for some older Cable Edge product lines in accordance with the Company’s policy for excess and obsolete inventory and also as part of our strategic plan to re-position and dedicate the Company’s primary Cable Edge resources to its new CableOS™ products.

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