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Receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2012
Receivables [Abstract] |
Schedule of activity in receivables related reserve accounts |
|  | Beginning Balance |  |  | Expense/ (Income) |  |  | Write offs and Other, Net |  |  | Ending Balance |
|  | (In thousands) |
Fiscal 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts and related reserves |  | $ | 8,387 |  |  | $ | 2,222 |  |  | $ | (4,894 | ) |  | $ | 5,715 |
Fiscal 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts and related reserves |  | $ | 5,715 |  |  | $ | 2,576 |  |  | $ | (3,156 | ) |  | $ | 5,135 |
Fiscal 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts and related reserves |  | $ | 5,135 |  |  | $ | 2,034 |  |  | $ | (2,449 | ) |  | $ | 4,720 |

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