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Employee Benefit Plans (Deferred Compensation and Savings Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2016	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Minimum years of service to be eligible for employer 401(k) matching	90 days
Minimum hours worked to be eligible for employer 401(k) matching	250 hours
Percentage of employee contributions in which Company will provide a matching contribution	50.00%
Percentage of eligible compensation, first level, matched by employer after amendment (up to)	6.00%
Employer's matching contributions under the plan	$ 2.8	$ 3.0	$ 2.7
Maximum additional contribution by employer (as a percent)	15.00%
Maximum percentage of salary that may be deferred by participating employees	50.00%
Maximum percentage of annual bonus that may be deferred by participating employees	100.00%
Asset related to invested balances recorded in intangibles and other assets-net	$ 2.4
Liability related to participants' invested balances recorded in accrued expenses other	$ 3.4

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Represents the maximum percentage of annual bonus that may be deferred by the participating employees for the defined contribution plan.

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Represents the maximum percentage of salary that may be deferred by participating employees for the defined contribution plan.

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Percentage of employee contributions for which the Company will provide a matching contribution of up to 6 percent of employee compensation.

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Represents the maximum percentage of employee gross pay, by the terms of the plan that the employer may additionally contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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Minimum amount of service for employees to be eligible for employer 401(k) matching.

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Minimum hours worked for employees to be eligible for employer 401(k) matching.

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The carrying amount of the liability as of the balance sheet date to an individual under a deferred compensation arrangement. This amount may be the result of periodic accruals made over the period of active employment, or reflect termination benefits resulting contractual terms or a death benefit.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 710
-SubTopic 10
-Section 30
-Paragraph 1
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of assets held under deferred compensation agreements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 17
-Article 5

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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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