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Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Apr. 04, 2015 | Jan. 03, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013
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Inventories |  |  |  |
Appliances held for resale | $ 15,761 arci_AppliancesHeldForResaleGross | $ 15,511 arci_AppliancesHeldForResaleGross |  |
Processed metals from recycled appliances held for resale | 253 arci_ProcessedMetalsFromRecycledAppliancesHeldForResaleGross | 571 arci_ProcessedMetalsFromRecycledAppliancesHeldForResaleGross |  |
Less provision for inventory obsolescence | 31 us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves | 31 us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves | 0 us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves | 0 us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
Inventory, Net | $ 16,045 us-gaap_InventoryNet | $ 16,113 us-gaap_InventoryNet |  |

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