Deferred Compensation Arrangements, Interest Rate

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Defined Contribution Plan, Requisite Service Period, Hours of Service

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Defined Contribution Plan, Vesting Period of Company Contributions

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The amount of payment into the fund established for purposes of making future disbursements to the individual in accordance with the terms and understanding of the deferred compensation arrangement.

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements payable beyond one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942

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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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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Retirement Plans (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Retirement Plans (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 03, 2016 USD ($) Rate	Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 USD ($)
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent \| Rate	50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Requisite Service Period, Hours of Service	1,000
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized	$ 463	$ 370	$ 346
Deferred Compensation Arrangements, Interest Rate \| Rate	8.00%
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Employer Contribution	$ 0
Deferred compensation	$ 997	$ 567
Minimum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Vesting Period of Company Contributions	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Vesting Period of Company Contributions	5 years