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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2013
Segment Information [Abstract] |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block] |
| Year Ended
| December 29, 2013 |  | December 30, 2012 |  | January 1, 2012
Net sales to customers: |  |  |  |  |
United States |  |  |  |  |
Engagement | $ | 255,832 |  |  | $ | 226,578 |  |  | $ | 186,243 |
Non-engagement | 120,988 |  |  | 111,070 |  |  | 105,905 |
Total United States | 376,820 |  |  | 337,648 |  |  | 292,148 |
Other countries |  |  |  |  |
Engagement | 58,958 |  |  | 49,932 |  |  | 44,942 |
Non-engagement | 14,230 |  |  | 12,455 |  |  | 10,923 |
Total other countries | 73,188 |  |  | 62,387 |  |  | 55,865 |
Total | $ | 450,008 |  |  | $ | 400,035 |  |  | $ | 348,013 |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] |
| Year Ended
| December 29, 2013 |  | December 30, 2012 |  | January 1, 2012
Long-lived assets (net book value): |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 10,026 |  |  | $ | 7,803 |  |  | $ | 8,254 |
Other countries | 162 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 86 |
Total | $ | 10,188 |  |  | $ | 7,876 |  |  | $ | 8,340 |

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