Debt - Issuance of 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (Details) (USD $)			0 Months Ended						0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Apr. 15, 2011 Herley Industries, Inc.	Mar. 27, 2011 Herley Industries, Inc.	Mar. 25, 2011 Herley Industries, Inc.	May 04, 2012 Revolving credit facility	Nov. 15, 2011 Revolving credit facility	Jul. 27, 2011 Revolving credit facility	Jul. 27, 2011 Senior notes Senior Notes due June 2017	Mar. 25, 2011 Senior notes Senior Notes due June 2017	Dec. 29, 2013 Senior notes Senior Notes due June 2017 offering	May 19, 2010 Senior notes Senior Notes due June 2017	Mar. 25, 2011 Senior notes Senior Notes due June 2017 Herley Industries, Inc.	Dec. 29, 2013 Senior notes Senior Notes due June 2017 Between 6/1/2014 and 6/1/2015	Dec. 29, 2013 Senior notes Senior Notes due June 2017 Between 6/1/2015 and 6/1/2016	Dec. 29, 2013 Senior notes Senior Notes due June 2017 After 6/1/2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage									10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Principal	$ 629,800,000	$ 630,700,000							$ 115,000,000	$ 285,000,000	$ 625,000,000	$ 225,000,000	$ 285,000,000.0
Long-term debt premium	14,500,000	18,700,000							5,800,000	20,000,000
Effective interest rate									8.90%	8.50%
Maximum borrowing capacity						110,000,000.0	90,000,000.0	65,000,000.0
Fixed charge coverage ratio											2.0
Redemption price as percentage of aggregate principal amount														105.00%	102.50%	100.00%
Number of debt offerings											3
Proceeds from debt issuance									122,500,000	314,000,000
Accrued interest									1,700,000	9,000,000
Company's cash contribution to finance part of Herley acquisition consideration			$ 270,700,000	$ 245,500,000	$ 45,000,000