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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Apr. 04, 2015
Jan. 03, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure $ 524,908us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities $ 1,319,392us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Level 1 [Member] | Money market funds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure 29,679us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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189,137us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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Level 2 [Member] | Time deposits [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure 8,398us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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9,989us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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Level 2 [Member] | Commercial paper [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure   115,638us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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Level 2 [Member] | Government and corporate bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure 1,035us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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Short-term investments [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 293,827us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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785,663us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Short-term investments [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Time deposits [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 27,246us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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52,829us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Short-term investments [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Commercial paper [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 2,599us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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435,544us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Short-term investments [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Government and corporate bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 263,982us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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297,290us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Long-term investments [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Government and corporate bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure $ 191,969us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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$ 218,965us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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