Balance Sheet Details - Details of Selected Balance Sheet Items Narrative (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Inventory at customer locations awaiting customer acceptance	$ 10,200,000	$ 9,200,000
Property, plant and equipment	242,364,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	219,724,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Depreciation expense	25,900,000us-gaap_Depreciation	24,500,000us-gaap_Depreciation	23,500,000us-gaap_Depreciation
Enterprise resource planning [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	7,900,000	7,900,000
Amortization of capitalized costs	1,100,000	1,100,000	400,000
Inventory Valuation and Obsolescence [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Inventory value, reduction for excess and obsolescence and LCM	10,100,000	8,700,000
Lower of cost or market [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Inventory value, reduction for excess and obsolescence and LCM	$ 7,100,000	$ 5,000,000

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For each income statement presented, the amount charged to expense for amortization of capitalized computer software costs.

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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Certain changes made in the current period to the value and amount of inventory reported.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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