Debt instrument basis rate applicable margin.

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Debt instrument basis rate applicable maximum margin.

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Debt instrument basis rate percentage points added.

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Interest rate condition description.

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Minimum ratio of consolidated EBITDA minus unfinanced portion of capital expenditures to consolidated fixed charges.

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The fair value of available-for-sale securities that serve as collateral for borrowings.

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The ratio applied to the debt for purposes of determining the number of shares of the equity security into which the debt will be converted.

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Increase for additional borrowings on the credit facility during the period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of the required periodic payment applied to principal.

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Stated maturity date of the mortgage loan receivable on real estate, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Debt Obligations (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Debt Obligations (Details Textual) (USD $)	Jun. 29, 2012	Jun. 24, 2011	Apr. 25, 2012	Apr. 25, 2012 Previous Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 25, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 29, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 29, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Apr. 25, 2012 Minimum [Member] Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 25, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 29, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 29, 2012 Revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 29, 2012 Revolving credit facility [Member] Federal Funds Purchased [Member]	Jun. 29, 2012 Fiscal quarter ended 2012 and 2013 [Member] Minimum [Member] rt	Jun. 29, 2012 Fiscal quarter ended 2012 and 2013 [Member] Maximum [Member] rt	Jun. 29, 2012 Fiscal quarter ended 2014 and 2015 [Member] Minimum [Member] rt	Jun. 29, 2012 Fiscal quarter ended 2014 and 2015 [Member] Maximum [Member] rt	Jun. 29, 2012 Fiscal quarter there after [Member] Minimum [Member] rt	Jun. 29, 2012 Fiscal quarter there after [Member] Maximum [Member] rt	Jun. 29, 2012 Mortgage Note [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior secured loan, aggregate amount					$ 100,000,000
Additional Borrowings	(160,758,000)	(182,477,000)						10,000,000	40,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date						Apr. 25, 2017
Principal payments on term loans					1,000,000
Principal payments on the term loans for last 16 quarters					1,500,000
Fees related to new credit facilities					3,000,000
Minimum Fair Market Value of the Collateral at the time of purchase					1,000,000
Federal funds effective rate for overnight borrowings plus												5.00%
Adjusted LIBO Rate for one month plus, the percentage interest											2.50%
Adjusted LIBO Rate for one month plus, the applicable margin in each case											0.50%
Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the applicable margin, for Revolving Credit Loans											3.00%
Debt instrument, leverage ratio													3.5		3.25		3.0
Minimum ratio of consolidated EBITDA minus unfinanced portion of capital expenditures to consolidated fixed charges							1.25%
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Final Maturity Date																			Apr. 26, 2017
Borrowings under term facility of new credit agreement	$ 120		$ 40,000,000	$ 773,000	$ 40,000,000
Interest rate condition Description	The LIBO Rate is the rate for eurodollar deposits for a period equal to one, two, three, six or nine months (as selected by the Borrowers) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor or substitute page of such service), at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time, two business days prior to the commencement of the applicable interest period.