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Stockholders' Equity (Schedule of Reclassifications Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 29, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax | $ 10 |  | $ 7 |  | $ (6) |  | $ (5) |
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income-Effective Portion | 42 | [1] | (108) | [1] | 465 | [1] | 329 | [1]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax | 0 | [2] | 0 | [2] | 0 | [2] | 0 | [2]
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member] | Net Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income-Effective Portion | 2 | [1] | (253) | [1] | 522 | [1] | 431 | [1]
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member] | Cost Of Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income-Effective Portion | (2) | [1] | 5 | [1] | (5) | [1] | (2) | [1]
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member] | Operating Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income-Effective Portion | $ 42 | [1] | $ 140 | [1] | $ (52) | [1] | $ (100) | [1]
[1] | Refer to Note 10, Stockholders' Equity, which summarizes the cumulative other comprehensive income activity related to derivatives.
[2] | Under our tax structure all hedging gains and losses from derivative contracts are ultimately borne by a legal entity in a jurisdiction with no income tax.

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