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The period of time over which gift card breakage is recognized.

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The maximum interim period for which financial information can be reported for the entity. Translates to a 13- or 14-week fiscal quarter, the latter of which can occur approximately every five years based upon the entity's calendar shift relative to the impact of a leap year on the entity's fiscal calendar and an extra day each year resulting from a 52-week fiscal year.

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The maximum period for which financial information can be reported for the entity. Translates to a 53-week fiscal year, which can occur approximately every five years based upon the entity's calendar shift relative to the impact of a leap year on the entity's fiscal calendar and an extra day each year resulting from a 52-week fiscal year.

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The minimum period for which financial information can be reported for the entity. Translates to a 52-week fiscal year.

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Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 280

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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The amount of breakage recognized related to unredeemed gift cards. Breakage occurs when a customer pays in advance of vendor performance and does not demand full performance for various reasons.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Reporting period, minimum			364 days
Reporting period, maximum			371 days
Recognized gift card breakage revenue	$ 112	$ 109	$ 223	$ 217
Estimated gift card redemption period
Long-lived assets to be held and used	$ 500		$ 500
First Quarter [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Interim reporting periods			91 days		91 days
Second Quarter [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Interim reporting periods			91 days		91 days
Third Quarter [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Interim reporting periods			91 days		91 days
Fourth Quarter [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Interim reporting periods			98 days		91 days