Assets Held For Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2016	Jan. 02, 2015
Building [Member] \| Swiss Orthopaedic Product Line [Member] \| Greatbatch Medical [Member]
Assets Held For Sale Detail [Line Items]
Current assets held-for-sale	$ 996	$ 1,635

Amount classified as assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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