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Assets Held for Sale and Net Gain on Disposition (Detail Textuals) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 04, 2014 Distribution_Center	Jan. 04, 2014 Office space and other location held for sale	Sep. 28, 2013 Office space and other location held for sale	Jan. 04, 2014 Distribution centers held for sale Distribution_Center	Jan. 04, 2014 Other current assets	Dec. 29, 2012 Other current assets
Assets Held For Sale and Net Gain On Disposition [Line Items]
Total assets held for sale current					$ 2.6	$ 1.6
Assets held for sale		0.6	3.3	1.9
Number of distribution centers	50			1
Recognized gain on sale of assets	5.0
Capitalized brokerage commissions written off on sale of asset	0.5
Additional gain realized related to sale of Fremont, CA property	$ 0.2

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Represents the sum of the carrying value of all the Assets Held-for-Sale at the balance sheet date.

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Current assets (normally turning over within one year or one business cycle if longer) that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold within one year.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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