The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration related to change in leadership.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Tranches

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Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Former Employees With Options

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The amount of expense, net of income tax, recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested options awarded to employees as compensation.

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The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Number of non-vested options outstanding.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of options vested.

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Number of share options (or share units) exercised during the current period.

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Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)	Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($) tranche employee $ / shares shares	Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($) shares	Jan. 04, 2014 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 1,827,000	$ 3,840,000	$ 6,117,000
Income tax benefits offset by a valuation allowance	$ 700,000	1,500,000	2,400,000
2013 Facility Lease Obligation and Severance Costs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation related to 2013 restructuring and change in executive leadership			2,900,000
Long term equity incentive plan 2006
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares reserved for issuance \| shares	12,200,000
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation expense	$ 1,200,000
Weighted average term for compensation expense to be recognized	1 year 4 months 24 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term	1 year 4 months 24 days
Total fair value of vested stocks	$ 1,500,000	2,400,000	6,400,000
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 1,606,000	1,941,000	3,521,000
Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards vesting period	3 years
Weighted average remaining contractual term	3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation expense	$ 700,000
Weighted average term for compensation expense to be recognized	2 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term	2 years 3 months 18 days
Number of vesting tranches \| tranche	3
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards vesting period	3 years
Weighted average remaining contractual term	3 years
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation expense	$ 600,000
Weighted average term for compensation expense to be recognized	2 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term	1 year 6 months
Total fair value of vested stocks	$ 1,600,000	1,700,000	1,500,000
Fair value of awards based on opening price of common stock (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.53
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 127,000	1,725,000	$ 2,596,000
Performance Shares \| Employees and Directors No Longer Employed During Current Year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employees no longer employed by the Company \| employee	6
Nonvested number of shares outstanding \| shares	469,418
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 200,000
Performance Shares \| Employees and Directors No Longer Employed During Prior Year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares vested during the period \| shares	414,284
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 1,200,000
Performance Shares \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining contractual term	3 years
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted in the period \| shares	0	0	0
Stock options exercised in the period \| shares	0	0	0
Compensation expense for options	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Stock options \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining contractual term	10 years