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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 5) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Fair value liabilities reconciliation of changes    
Fair value of debt $ 87,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue $ 94,800,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis | Contingent consideration    
Fair value liabilities reconciliation of changes    
Balance at the beginning of the period 12,919,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue
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2,750,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue
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Issues   13,964,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityIssues
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Loss recognized in earnings 5,519,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings
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(3,795,000)us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings
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Balance at the end of the period 18,438,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue
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12,919,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue
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Net gain (loss) for the period included in earnings attributable to contingent consideration held at the end of the period: $ (5,519,000)slab_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInUnrealizedGainLossIncludedInSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseOrOtherIncome
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$ 1,045,000slab_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInUnrealizedGainLossIncludedInSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseOrOtherIncome
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