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Business Combinations (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 26, 2015 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 29, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  | $ 1 | $ 300,000 |  |
Payments to Acquire Investments |  | 8,106,819 | 0 | $ 0 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Less Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 844,023 | $ 946,082 |  | $ 976,451
eMDT |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  | 51.00% |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Investments | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |
Kopin Software Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Kopin's ownership percentage |  | 58.00% |  |  |
Significant Shareholder Ownership Percentage |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions |  | 17.50% |  |  |
eMDT |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Kopin's ownership percentage |  | 80.00% |  |  |

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