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The cash inflow from issuance of rights to purchase common shares at predetermined price (usually issued together with corporate debt).

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Convertible Senior Notes, Warrants, and Hedges (Hedge and Warrant Transactions) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2015 USD ($) $ / option	Oct. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of warrants			$ 56,847	$ 0
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association \| Initial Bond Hedge
Derivative [Line Items]
Payments for hedge		$ 81,900	94,200
Bond hedge strike price (in usd per share) \| $ / option	33.45
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association \| Initial Warrant Transaction
Derivative [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of warrants	$ 7,400	$ 49,400	$ 56,800
Initial strike price of warrants (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 48.66
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association \| Additional Bond Hedge
Derivative [Line Items]
Payments for hedge	$ 12,300