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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Detail Textuals) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2012 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jan. 01, 2011 | Jan. 01, 2010 | Dec. 29, 2012 Mortgage | Jul. 14, 2011 Mortgage
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer consigned inventory |  | $ 10,300,000 | $ 10,300,000 |  |  |  |
Restricted cash |  | 9,911,000 | 20,576,000 |  |  |  |
Payment of indebtedness under the mortgage |  |  |  |  |  | 11,800,000 | 38,300,000
Additional prepayment of indebtedness |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |
Restricted cash under mortgage, released quarterly |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |
Allowances for receivables (in dollars) |  | 4,720,000 | 5,135,000 |  |  |  |
Damaged, excess and obsolete inventory reserves |  | 1,126,000 | 1,492,000 | 1,670,000 | 2,573,000 |  |
Vendor rebate receivable, Total |  | 9,000,000 | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |
Customer rebate payable, Total |  | 5,500,000 | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |
Quarterly rate of common stock paid (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.125 |  |  |  |  |
Total cash insurance proceeds received related to damaged facility at Newtown, CT |  | 5,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Cash insurance proceeds received related to the damaged building |  | 2,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Cash insurance proceeds received related to damaged and destroyed inventory |  |  | 2,400,000 |  |  |  |
Recovery of additional expenses incurred |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |  |
Gain included in Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  | 1,400,000 |  |  |  |
Gain from insurance proceeds related to damaged building | 500,000 |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |  |
Gain related to recovery of gross margin on inventory |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |
Accumulated gain from foreign currency translation (net of tax) |  | $ 1,797,000 | $ 1,694,000 | $ 1,786,000 |  |  |

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