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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
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-Section S99
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-Glossary Stock Split
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Business Segment, Geographic and Concentration Risk Information (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Jan. 01, 2016 USD ($) Segment	Jan. 02, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments \| Segment		3
QiG [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Controlling Interest, Ownership Percentage		100.00%	89.00%
Controlling Interest, Liability of Expenses Incurred, Percentage		100.00%
Consideration to acquire additional noncontrolling interest		$ 16.7
Noncontrolling Interest, Consideration Paid to Related Party		6.9
Greatbatch Medical [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Intersegment sales		1.8
Lake Region Medical [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Intersegment sales		1.2
Accrued Expenses [Member] \| QiG [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Consideration to acquire additional noncontrolling interest payable		$ 6.8
Subsequent Event [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Stock conversion ratio	3