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Common Stock	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2012
Common Stock [Abstract]
Treasury Stock [Text Block]	Treasury Stock Treasury stock is recorded at cost and consists primarily of the repurchase of the Company’s common stock in the open market. Common Stock In February 2012, the Company’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100.0 million of its common stock within the 24-month period following the approval date of such repurchase. In the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012, the Company repurchased 1.5 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $38.9 million. In the fiscal year ended January 1, 2012, the Company repurchased 1.1 million shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $39.9 million under a previous repurchase authorization that has since expired.

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The entire disclosure for an entity's treasury stock, including the average cost per share, carrying basis for each class of treasury stock, description of share repurchase program authorized by an entity's board of directors, the number of shares repurchased, the cost of the shares repurchased, the remaining maximum dollar value of shares available for repurchase under the program, the treatment of the purchase price in excess of the current market value, number of shares held for each class of treasury stock, and other information necessary to a fair presentation.

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