Operating Loss Carryforwards, Federal Annual Utilization Limit, After Year Five

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Operating Loss Carryforwards, Federal Annual Utilization Limit, Five Years Succeeding Initial Ownership Change

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Threshold Period for Change in Allowed Annual Amount of Operating Loss Carryforward to be Recognized

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Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Discontinuing Operations

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of expense for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

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The net amount of all increases and decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period.

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The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate.

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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2010	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Federal annual utilization of NOL carryforwards limit, next five years	$ 27.0
Threshold period for change in allowed annual amount of NOL to be recognized	5 years
Federal annual utilization of NOL carryforwards limit, after year five	$ 11.6
Unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would impact the effective tax rate for continuing operations				$ 16.1
Unrecognized tax benefits increase (decrease)		$ 0.3
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits related to discontinued operations				$ 0.3
Expense for interest and penalties		0.2	$ 0.1
Herley
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits related to discontinued operations		$ 0.3