Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2015
Accounting Policies
Number of additional days in the current period	2 days
Incremental revenue due to additional workdays compared to 13 week reporting period	$ 2,300,000
Incremental EPS due to additional workdays compared to 13 week reporting period	0.02afam_IncrementalEPSFromAdditionalDays
Additional revenue for reporting period due to calendar change	$ 5,400,000
Additional EPS for the reporting period due to the calendar change	$ 0.02

Represents the change in number of workdays in the reporting period compared to a 13 week reporting period.

No definition available.

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The amount of EPS impact for the period due to the calendar change.

No definition available.

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Represents the incremental EPS due to additional workdays compared to a 13 week reporting period.

No definition available.

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The amount of incremental revenue during the period due to calendar change.

No definition available.

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Represents the additional revenue earned in the period due to additional workdays compared to a 13 week reporting period.

No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	afam_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
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