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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Stock-based compensation expense $ 1,350,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 1,514,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Number of non-qualified stock options issued 384,453us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross 418,272us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
Exercise price of non-qualified stock options (in dollars per share) $ 31.02us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 26.66us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Number of common shares repurchased 26,175us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares 43,114us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
Incentive compensation expense $ 600,000lnce_PerformanceBasedIncentiveExpense $ 1,100,000lnce_PerformanceBasedIncentiveExpense
Restricted Stock [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Number of restricted shares issued to employees 74,874us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
98,490us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember