Business Segments And Geographic Information (Business Segments) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			84 Months Ended	12 Months Ended											12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Sep. 23, 2012	Jun. 24, 2012	Mar. 25, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 24, 2012	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 23, 2012	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 29, 2013 Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 30, 2012 Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 25, 2011 Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 29, 2013 Apparel Labeling Solutions	Dec. 30, 2012 Apparel Labeling Solutions	Dec. 25, 2011 Apparel Labeling Solutions	Dec. 29, 2013 Retail Merchandising Solutions	Dec. 30, 2012 Retail Merchandising Solutions	Dec. 25, 2011 Retail Merchandising Solutions	Dec. 30, 2012 Shore To Shore Pvt Ltd Sri Lanka [Member]	May 16, 2011 Shore To Shore Pvt Ltd Sri Lanka [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Systems [Member] Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 30, 2012 Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Systems [Member] Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 25, 2011 Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Systems [Member] Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 29, 2013 Alpha Business [Member] Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 30, 2012 Alpha Business [Member] Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 25, 2011 Alpha Business [Member] Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 29, 2013 Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Consumables [Member] Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 30, 2012 Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Consumables [Member] Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 25, 2011 Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Consumables [Member] Merchandise Availability Solutions	Dec. 29, 2013 Product Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Product Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member]	Dec. 25, 2011 Product Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 194,387,000	$ 174,888,000	$ 172,290,000	$ 148,173,000	$ 200,497,000	$ 168,258,000	$ 177,762,000	$ 143,403,000	$ 320,463,000	$ 321,165,000	$ 495,351,000	$ 489,423,000	$ 689,738,000	$ 689,920,000	$ 758,400,000		$ 456,101,000	$ 446,798,000	$ 484,710,000	$ 182,259,000	$ 187,419,000	$ 200,024,000	$ 51,378,000	$ 55,703,000	$ 73,666,000			$ 192,900,000	$ 194,900,000	$ 202,100,000	$ 128,100,000	$ 121,400,000	$ 136,400,000	$ 102,300,000	$ 95,900,000	$ 113,700,000
Gross profit	75,402,000	70,532,000	69,891,000	53,266,000	79,051,000	68,155,000	70,159,000	52,471,000	123,157,000	122,630,000	193,689,000	190,785,000	269,091,000	269,836,000	307,892,000		195,568,000	197,308,000	216,349,000	54,672,000	47,050,000	56,720,000	18,851,000	25,478,000	34,823,000
Operating expenses													245,815,000	390,337,000	329,893,000
Interest expense, net													(17,440,000)	(10,783,000)	(5,519,000)
Other gain (loss), net		(1,002,000)	(1,966,000)	(545,000)		325,000	(146,000)	(150,000)	(2,511,000)	(296,000)	(3,513,000)	29,000	(3,936,000)	(1,731,000)	(1,523,000)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		9,897,000	1,497,000	(4,925,000)		(1,199,000)	(87,042,000)	(21,775,000)	(3,428,000)	(108,817,000)	6,469,000	(110,016,000)	1,900,000	(133,015,000)	(29,043,000)
Total Assets	799,493,000	790,199,000	777,802,000	813,296,000	869,115,000	892,334,000	912,605,000	1,022,508,000	777,802,000	912,605,000	790,199,000	892,334,000	799,493,000	869,115,000			550,801,000	607,770,000		174,797,000	174,480,000		73,895,000	86,865,000
Concentration Risk, Percentage																																					10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Restructuring expenses		937,000	1,629,000	2,016,000		4,112,000	21,266,000	1,718,000	3,645,000	22,984,000	4,582,000	27,096,000	10,866,000	28,438,000	28,640,000
CFO Transition Charge			1,200,000										1,200,000
Acquisition costs		253,000	280,000	161,000		17,000	96,000	14,000	441,000	110,000	694,000	127,000	960,000	332,000	2,319,000
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Stock in Subsidiary			200,000						248,000		248,000		248,000	1,657,000	0
Goodwill, Impairment Loss						0	64,437,000			64,437,000		64,437,000	0	102,715,000	0
CEO transition charge														2,900,000
Charges related to improper and fraudulent Canadian activities				0				745,000					0	(3,907,000)	(179,000)	4,100,000
Purchase price, cash																										1,700,000	1,700,000
Litigation settlement			0	6,584,000				0	6,584,000		6,584,000		6,584,000	(295,000)	(943,000)
Asset impairment													$ 4,820,000	$ 0	$ 592,000