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Stock Repurchase Program, Aggregate Number of Shares Repurchased - number of shares repurchased since the inception of the program

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Stock Repurchase Program, Aggregate Value of Shares Repurchased

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Represents the expense 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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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Disclosure of the aggregate tax benefit realized from the exercise of stock options and the conversion of similar instruments during the annual period.

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Description of a prior period adjustment to previously issued financial statements, including an adjustment that is a correction of an error. At a minimum, the description may include the nature and reasons for the adjustment and the periods affected by the adjustment, as well as (1) the effect of the correction on each financial statement line item and any per-share amounts affected for each prior period presented (2) the cumulative effect of the change on retained earnings or other appropriate components of equity or net assets in the statement of financial position, as of the beginning of the earliest period presented, and (3) the effect of the prior period adjustment (both gross and net of applicable income tax) on the net income of each prior period presented in the entity's annual report for the year in which the adjustments are made.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders exercising their stock options. This item inherently excludes any excess tax benefit, which the entity may have realized and reported separately.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The weighted average fair value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units.

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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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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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

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Number of share instruments newly issued under a share-based compensation plan.

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Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value.

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Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 26, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 26, 2009	Dec. 31, 2001	Jun. 30, 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross			0	0
Number of shares repurchased since inception		2,241,121
Value of shares repurchased since inception			$ 8,290,573
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value		$ 0	26,000		$ 0
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights							200,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 3.49
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants		$ 86,047	137,813	$ 0
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit Realized from Exercise of Stock Options		0	$ 0	0
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments, Description			4.41
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period	50,000
Stock-based compensation	$ 222,000	$ 3,145,479	$ 4,827,772	$ 4,203,408
Unvested Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 3.82	$ 3.75
Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized		$ 4,400,000
Supplemental Equity Plan 2001 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Life of award						10 years
Number of shares that may be issued						0
Equity Incentive Plan 2001
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized						7,100,000
Life of award						10 years
Number of shares that may be issued		0
2010 Equity Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares that may be issued		2,200,000
2010 Equity Plan \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Life of award		10 years
Purchase price of common stock under equity plans as percent of fair value at the grant date		110.00%
2010 Equity Plan \| Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Purchase price of common stock under equity plans as percent of fair value at the grant date		100.00%
Period 1 \| Unvested Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period		1 year
Period 2 \| Unvested Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period		2 years
Period 3 \| Unvested Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period		4 years