Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees-JV (Details Textual 1)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014 USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2014 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2014 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] JPY (¥)	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2014 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2014 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] JPY (¥)	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2014 Flash Forward Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2014 Flash Forward Ltd [Member] JPY (¥)	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Forward Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2014 Flash Ventures [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2014 Flash Ventures [Member] JPY (¥)	Mar. 30, 2014 Flash Ventures [Member] SanDisk Corporation [Member]	Mar. 30, 2014 Flash Ventures [Member] Toshiba Corporation [Member]
Venture Ownership
Firm's ownership in business venture																	49.90%
Partner's ownership in venture business																		50.10%
Venture Origination Year				Sep. 10, 2004				Jul. 07, 2006				Jul. 13, 2010	Jul. 13, 2010
Equity Investments
Notes Receivable, Related Parties, Noncurrent				$ 77,900,000				$ 355,400,000				$ 172,900,000
Equity investment in business venture				194,200,000			190,700,000	290,800,000			284,000,000	68,100,000		66,700,000
Cumulative translation adjustments	(26,729,000)		(47,440,000)	21,500,000			17,300,000	(2,500,000)			(8,700,000)	(14,700,000)		(16,200,000)
Equity Method Investment Difference Between Carrying Amount And Underlying Equity (Basis Adjustment)				0	300,000			0	2,900,000
Master Lease Agreements
Joint Venture Master Equipment Lease Agreement Amount															1,730,000,000	178,200,000,000
Joint Venture Master Equipment Lease Agreement Outstanding Amount															1,110,000,000	114,200,000,000
Guarantee of Flash Ventures equipment leases	555,859,000	[1]	492,000,000	133,941,000		13,800,000,000		235,545,000		24,200,000,000		186,373,000	19,100,000,000		555,859,000	57,100,000,000
Master Lease Covenants
Joint Venture Master Equipment Lease Agreement Guarantor Equity Covenant															1,510,000,000
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	7,070,325,000		6,965,691,000
Tax Commitment
Unrecognized tax benefits from the contractual obligation	207,200,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	$ 190,900,000		$ 185,300,000

[1] The Company’s guarantee obligation, net of cumulative lease payments, was 57.1 billion Japanese yen, or approximately $556 million based upon the exchange rate at March 30, 2014.