The total number of patents included in the plaintiff's declaratory judgment of no infringement.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011	May 31, 2012 MaxLinear item	Dec. 12, 2012 MaxLinear item	Aug. 06, 2012 MaxLinear item	May 13, 2012 MaxLinear item
Commitments and Contingencies
Rent expense under operating leases	$ 4,400,000	$ 4,500,000	$ 5,000,000
Minimum annual future rentals
2013	3,523,000
2014	2,521,000
2015	1,868,000
2016	1,866,000
2017	1,665,000
Thereafter	2,035,000
Total minimum lease payments	$ 13,478,000
Patent Litigation
Number of patents which plaintiff is seeking a declaratory judgment of no infringement							19
Number of patents for which the entity filed claims				6
Number of patents included in plaintiff's declaratory judgment of no infringement				5
Number of patents which plaintiff is seeking a declaratory judgment of infringement						3
Number of alleged patent infringements					9