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Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
product
segment
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Information      
Number of operating segments 1us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments    
Number of product categories 3slab_NumberOfProductCategories    
Revenue and property and equipment, net by geographic area      
Revenues $ 620,704us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 580,087us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 563,294us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Property and equipment, net 132,820us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 132,445us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet  
United States      
Revenue and property and equipment, net by geographic area      
Revenues 89,935us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
68,566us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
64,856us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Property and equipment, net 127,928us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
126,263us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
 
China      
Revenue and property and equipment, net by geographic area      
Revenues 271,818us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
253,261us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
219,400us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
Taiwan      
Revenue and property and equipment, net by geographic area      
Revenues 57,191us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_TW
55,036us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_TW
64,150us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_TW
South Korea      
Revenue and property and equipment, net by geographic area      
Revenues 12,824us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_KR
21,303us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_KR
57,910us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_KR
Rest of world      
Revenue and property and equipment, net by geographic area      
Revenues 188,936us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= slab_OtherCountriesMember
181,921us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= slab_OtherCountriesMember
156,978us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= slab_OtherCountriesMember
Property and equipment, net 4,892us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= slab_OtherCountriesMember
6,182us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= slab_OtherCountriesMember
 
Broad-based      
Revenue and property and equipment, net by geographic area      
Revenues 317,128us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= slab_BroadBasedSegmentMember
281,777us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= slab_BroadBasedSegmentMember
270,098us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= slab_BroadBasedSegmentMember
Broadcast      
Revenue and property and equipment, net by geographic area      
Revenues 204,256us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= slab_BroadcastSegmentMember
199,837us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= slab_BroadcastSegmentMember
186,067us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= slab_BroadcastSegmentMember
Access      
Revenue and property and equipment, net by geographic area      
Revenues $ 99,320us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= slab_AccessSegmentMember
$ 98,473us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= slab_AccessSegmentMember
$ 107,129us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= slab_AccessSegmentMember