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Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]

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Performance Based Compensation Percentage

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Performance Based Compensation, Shares Awarded as a Percentage of Grants, Peer Group Based

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Expiration Term

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Share Based Compensation, Arrangement Share Based Payment Award, Additional Shares Authorized

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Grant Awards Limit, Value

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Shares threshold for determining availability of grants

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Vesting Percentage Relative To earnings per share

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Vesting Percentage Relative To net sales

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) shares in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 28,300,000	$ 13,900,000
Restricted shares
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Performance stock units
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Vesting percentage relative to net sales		70.00%		70.00%	40.00%
Vesting percentage relative to earnings per share		30.00%		30.00%	60.00%
Performance based compensation percentage, target based		225.00%		225.00%	200.00%
Performance based compensation, peer group based		120.00%		120.00%	125.00%
Stock Option Plan 2008
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Additional shares to the shares limit in common stock \| shares	4.8
Shares limit in common stock \| shares	41.8
Full value award of shares issued for every one share	2.41
Maximum term of a stock option grant or a stock appreciation right grant		6 years
Stock Option Plan 2008 \| Director, non-employee
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Limit of grant date value of award to be granted	$ 400,000
Stock Option Plan 2008 \| Board of Directors Chairman, non-employee
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Limit of grant date value of award to be granted	$ 600,000