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Percentage of eligble compensation allowed, per grant purchase

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Percentage of Issued and Outstanding shares that were purchased as part of tender offer.

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Price per share that were purchased as part of tender offer.

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Shares available for issuance, per offering period

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Stock repurchased during tender offer shares.

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Stock Repurchase Program Additional Authorized Amount

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Stock Repurchase Program, Cumulative Purchase, Amount

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased as part of the tender offer, excluding fees and expenses related to the tender offer.

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Number of shares of capital stock issued (purchased by employees) in connection with an employee stock ownership plan.

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Amount of a stock repurchase plan authorized by an entity's Board of Directors.

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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized by an entity's Board of Directors.

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Total cost of shares repurchased divided by the total number of shares repurchased.

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Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	156 Months Ended
Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 15, 2013	Sep. 26, 2013	Aug. 28, 2013	Mar. 21, 2012	Jan. 02, 2015	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012	Mar. 16, 2015	Jul. 30, 2002	Jan. 02, 2015
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase authorized		$ 25,000,000	$ 35,750,000
Common stock, par value					$ 0.001	$ 0.001				$ 0.001
Price per share repurchased in tender offer	$ 7.00			$ 5.00
Stock repurchase cost of tender offer net of fees and expenses related to tender offer	6,900,000			55,000,000		7,170,000	55,587,000
Percentage of issued and outstanding shares repurchased in tender offer	3.00%			27.00%
Number of stock repurchased in tender offer	1,000,000			11,000,000
Percentage of eligble compensation allowed, per grant purchase					10.00%
Interval between employee stock purchases					6 months
Employee purchase price as percentage of trading value					95.00%
Annual share repurchase authorized, value					25,000
Employee stock purchase plan, expiration date					Jul. 01, 2018
Common stock available for issuance employee stock purchase plans					4,275,000
Shares available for issuance, per offering period					400,000
Shares issued under ESPP					94,333	113,905	117,757
Annual cash dividend per share					$ 0.12	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Dividend payment					3,508,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	3,096,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	3,081,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
Minimum [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Price per share repurchased in tender offer		$ 6.50	$ 5.75
Period of service qualification					3 months
Maximum [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Price per share repurchased in tender offer		$ 7.00	$ 6.50
Subsequent Event [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Dividend declared								$ 0.14
Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase authorized					95,000,000				5,000,000
Stock repurchase cost of tender offer net of fees and expenses related to tender offer					11,000,000	1,000	11,000
Number of stock repurchased in tender offer						983	11,000
Additional stock repurchase authorized										90,000,000
Repurchase of common stock					1,800,000
Purchase price per share					$ 6.07	$ 5.86
Shares repurchased					24,000,000	22,200,000				24,000,000
Cumulative purchases					91,300,000					91,300,000
Amount available under repurchase plan					$ 3,700,000
Common Stock [Member] \| Average [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Purchase price per share					$ 3.81	$ 3.62