Cost Basis of Assets Sold and Direct Costs Related to Sale [Abstract]

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Transaction and other costs

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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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Amount of write-off of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit associated with the sale of all or a portion of a reporting unit.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3179-108585

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

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Discontinued Operations (Divestiture) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May. 30, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Jan. 03, 2016	Dec. 28, 2014
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestitures				$ 0	$ 15,300
High-Speed Converter Business
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestitures	$ 18,000		$ 18,000
Less book value of assets sold and direct costs related to the sale:
Intangible assets			(990)
Transaction and other costs			(170)
Gain on divestiture		$ 0	$ 16,840	$ 0	$ 16,840