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Debt Instrument, Collateral Pledged

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Debt Instrument, Term If Balloon Not Considered

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance, Maximum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance, Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Mandatory Prepayment Provision, Net Cash Proceeds from Dispositions Not Reinvested, Percentage

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Line of Credit Facility, Mandatory Prepayment Provision, Net Cash Proceeds from Receipts Greater than 250 Thousand Dollars, Non-ordinary Business, Percentage

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Line of Credit Facility, Mandatory Prepayment Provision, Net Cash Proceeds from Stated Equity Issuance, Percentage

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Long-term debt, Repayment of Principal in connection with Amendment

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Number of Financial Covenants

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount of payment greater than the preceding installment payments to be paid at final maturity date of debt.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt (Details)						6 Months Ended	27 Months Ended
Debt (Details)	Jul. 02, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2014	Dec. 30, 2013 USD ($) satellite_hub	Jan. 30, 2013 USD ($) satellite_hubs	Apr. 06, 2009 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) covenant	Jul. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2010 Contract
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt						$ 48,292,000			$ 58,053,000
Long-term debt, Repayment of Principal in connection with Amendment						6,000,000
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities						2,477,000			7,900,000
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities						45,815,000			50,153,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity						$ 15,000,000
Number of Financial Covenants \| covenant						2
Senior Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term		5 years
Line of Credit [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt						$ 45,425,000			53,625,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 80,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 30,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Mandatory Prepayment Provision, Net Cash Proceeds from Dispositions Not Reinvested, Percentage	100.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Mandatory Prepayment Provision, Net Cash Proceeds from Stated Equity Issuance, Percentage	50.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Mandatory Prepayment Provision, Net Cash Proceeds from Receipts Greater than 250 Thousand Dollars, Non-ordinary Business, Percentage	100.00%
Proceeds from Lines of Credit	$ 0
Line of Credit [Member] \| Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance, Maximum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio						1.25
Line of Credit [Member] \| Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.75%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance, Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio						1.5
Line of Credit [Member] \| Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		2.25%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	15,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 65,000,000
Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt						$ 2,867,000			$ 2,951,000
Mortgages [Member] \| Mortgage Loan On Headquarters Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term					10 years
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal						$ 14,000
Number of Financial Covenants \| covenant						1
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 4,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term If Balloon Not Considered					20 years
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Increase (Decrease) in Principal						$ 1,000
Mortgages [Member] \| Mortgage Loan On Headquarters Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					2.00%
Mortgages [Member] \| Mortgage Loan On Headquarters Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Covenant, Cash And Cash Equivalents Threshold						25,000,000
Mortgages [Member] \| Mortgage Loan On Headquarters Facility [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage									6.07%	6.07%
Mortgages [Member] \| Mortgage Loan On Headquarters Facility [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage									5.905%	5.91%
Equipment Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt						$ 0			$ 1,477,000
Equipment Loan [Member] \| Equipment Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term			5 years	5 years
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 1,200,000	$ 4,700,000
Debt Instrument, Collateral Pledged			1	6
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate			3.08%	2.76%
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal							$ 575,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Mortgage Loan On Headquarters Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment Terms, Balloon Payment to be Paid								$ 2,551,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, Number of Instruments Held \| Contract										2