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Industry and Client Credit Risk - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2015
Jan. 03, 2014
Dec. 28, 2012
Government Agencies and Contractors Concentration Risk [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration Risk, Percentage 7.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= expo_GovernmentAgenciesAndContractorsConcentrationRiskMember
8.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= expo_GovernmentAgenciesAndContractorsConcentrationRiskMember
13.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= expo_GovernmentAgenciesAndContractorsConcentrationRiskMember
Clients In Transportation Industry and Contractors Concentration Risk [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration Risk, Percentage 7.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= expo_ClientsInTransportationIndustryAndContractorsConcentrationRiskMember
9.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= expo_ClientsInTransportationIndustryAndContractorsConcentrationRiskMember
10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= expo_ClientsInTransportationIndustryAndContractorsConcentrationRiskMember