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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-bassed Payment Award, Options, Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price

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The number of shares into which fully or partially vested stock options outstanding as of the balance sheet date can be currently converted under the option plan.

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The weighted-average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable under the stock option plan.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Amount by which the current fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of options outstanding.

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Amount by which the current fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of fully vested and expected to vest options outstanding.

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As of the balance sheet date, the number of shares into which fully vested and expected to vest stock options outstanding can be converted under the option plan.

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As of the balance sheet date, the weighted-average exercise price for outstanding stock options that are fully vested or expected to vest.

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Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise price of vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable.

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Number of non-vested options forfeited.

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Stock-Based Compensation Arrangements - Stock Option Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 23, 2016	Dec. 28, 2014	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value			$ 14,691
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 8.74	$ 8.59
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number			2,400,914	2,393,084
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value			$ 2,267
ShareBasedCompensationArrangementbyShareBasedPaymentAwarad,Options,Outstanding,WeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife			7 years 4 months 17 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value			$ 11,901
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Share-BasedCompensationArrangementbyShareBasedPaymentAward,Options,GrantedinPeriod,WeightedAverageExercisePrice			$ 12.51
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period			(13,399)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-bassed Payment Award, Options, Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 8.86
Forfeited (in shares)			(79,881)
ShareBasedCompensationArrangementbyShareBasedPaymentAward,Options,NonvestedForfeited,WeightedAverageExercisePrice			$ 8.88
Stock options expected to vest, December 28, 2014 (in shares)			1,913,975
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 8.80
ShareBasedCompensationArrangementbyShareBasedPaymentAward,Options,ExpectedtoVest,WeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm			7 years 4 months 17 days
Exercisable stock options, December 28, 2014 (in shares)			274,275
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 8.27
ShareBasedCompensationArrangementbyShareBasedPaymentAward,Options,Exercisable,WeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife			7 years 2 months 23 days
Successor [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)	67,500	2,324,870	101,110	519,414