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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail Textuals)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015 Employee
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Purchase Commitment, Term	1 year
Number of persons employed on full-time basis	1,700dei_EntityNumberOfEmployees
Percentages of employees represented by various labour unions	34.00%bxc_PercentageOfEmployeesRepresentedByVariousLaborUnions
Percentage of collective bargaining agreements up for renewal	30.00%bxc_NumberOfCollectiveBargainingAgreementsUpForRenewal

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Represents number of collective bargaining agreements up for renewal.

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Percentage of employees represented by various labor unions.

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- Definition

Purchase Commitment, Term

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Number of persons employed by the Entity

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Period Type:	instant

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