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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Amount of sale of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value portion of asset contracts related to the exchange of different currencies, including, but not limited to, foreign currency options, forward contracts, and swaps.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Jan. 03, 2015
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair value of marketable securities	$ 40,127,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities			$ 139,233,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Total
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, net	339,000			414,000
Total fair value of financial instruments	40,466,000			139,647,000
Short-term marketable securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair value of marketable securities	40,127,000			139,233,000
Short-term marketable securities \| Total
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair value of marketable securities	40,127,000			139,233,000
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, net	0			0
Total fair value of financial instruments	34,498,000			139,233,000
Level 1 \| Short-term marketable securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair value of marketable securities	34,498,000			139,233,000
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, net	339,000			414,000
Total fair value of financial instruments	5,968,000			414,000
Level 2 \| Short-term marketable securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair value of marketable securities	5,629,000			0
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, net	0			0
Total fair value of financial instruments	0			0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Sales	0	0
Level 3 \| Short-term marketable securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair value of marketable securities	0			0
Federally-insured or FFELP guaranteed student loan auction rate securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Par value			5,700,000
Federally-insured or FFELP guaranteed student loan auction rate securities \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Sales			$ 5,200,000