Stock Options, Stock Grants and New Stock (Stock Options by Exercise Price Range) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2012
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Number of Outstanding options (shares)	220,740
Number of exercisable options (shares)	29,000
$9.96 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices (dollars per share)	$ 9.96
Number of Outstanding options (shares)	13,000
Weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)	$ 9.96
Weighted average remaining contractual life in years (years)	2 years 1 month 2 days
Number of exercisable options (shares)	13,000
Exercisable options, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)	$ 9.96
$11.35 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices (dollars per share)	$ 11.35
Number of Outstanding options (shares)	36,740
Weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)	$ 11.35
Weighted average remaining contractual life in years (years)	9 years 1 month 10 days
Number of exercisable options (shares)	0
$11.55 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices (dollars per share)	$ 11.55
Number of Outstanding options (shares)	96,000
Weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)	$ 11.55
Weighted average remaining contractual life in years (years)	8 years 0 months 26 days
Number of exercisable options (shares)	16,000
Exercisable options, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)	$ 11.55
$12.73 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices (dollars per share)	$ 12.73
Number of Outstanding options (shares)	75,000
Weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)	$ 12.73
Weighted average remaining contractual life in years (years)	9 years 7 months 21 days
Number of exercisable options (shares)	0

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Weighted average exercise price as of the balance sheet date for those equity-based payment arrangements exercisable and outstanding.

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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding exercisable stock options as of the balance sheet date in the customized range of exercise prices for which the market and performance vesting condition has been satisfied.

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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding stock options as of the balance sheet date for all option plans in the customized range of exercise prices.

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The weighted average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees could acquire the underlying shares with respect to all outstanding stock options which are in the customized range of exercise prices.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term of outstanding stock options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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