Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement based on market conditions.

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Note 9 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2021	Apr. 03, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020	Oct. 02, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 10,250		$ 10,488		$ 32,624	$ 30,228
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense				$ 1,800
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)		3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions		200.00%
Awards with Market Condition or Performance Condition [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 4,000		$ 5,600		$ 15,300	$ 16,500
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions	250.00%	200.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	33.30%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved		55.00%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions	200.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage					33.30%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved		25.00%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved		25.00%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved		75.00%
TSR Relative To PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, 75th Percentile [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions		250.00%
TSR Relative To PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, 75th Percentile [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions		200.00%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved		75.00%
TSR Relative To PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, 55th Percentile [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions		100.00%