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Commitments and Contingencies Warranty Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
Mar. 30, 2013
Warranty Liabilities [Abstract]    
Limited warranty period (in years) 25 years  
Customer participation term (in years) 23 years  
Warranty Liabilities [Roll Forward]    
Balance at beginning of year $ 4,153 $ 4,858
Additions charged to costs and expenses for current-year sales 1,568 1,469
Deductions from reserves (1,536) (1,403)
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the current year, including expirations 153 (306)
Acquired warranty reserve(1) 0 658 [1]
Balance at end of period $ 4,338 $ 5,276
[1] Acquired warranty reserve resulted from the acquisition of Comfortaire Corporation in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.