Debt Instrument, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Pledge Of Capital Stock To Direct Foreign Subsidiaries

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Pledge Of Capital Stock To U.S. Subsidiaries

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 19, 20, 22
-Article 5

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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-Paragraph 29, 30
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 04
-Article 3

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Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands		3 Months Ended
Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands	May. 06, 2016	Apr. 01, 2016	Apr. 03, 2015	May. 09, 2016	Jan. 01, 2016	Feb. 21, 2012
Revolving line of credit facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity under credit facility						$ 20,000,000
Credit facility amount outstanding		$ 0			$ 0
Maturity date		May 09, 2021
Pledge of capital stock to U.S. subsidiaries		100.00%
Pledge of capital stock to direct foreign subsidiaries		66.00%
Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity under credit facility						$ 47,000,000
LIBOR Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Margin percentage base rate		1.50%
Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Margin percentage base rate		0.75%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repurchase of common stock	1,500
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving line of credit facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity under credit facility				$ 45,000,000
Additional borrowing capacity				$ 25,000,000
Stock Repurchase A [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repurchase of common stock		307	75