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Note 11 - Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2012 shares	May 31, 2012 shares	Apr. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 02, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)						4 years
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 15,250,000	$ 13,040,000.00	$ 6,620,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount						$ 0
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense						55,530	$ 46,475	$ 40,372
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value						24,300	44,700	21,500
Awards with Market Condition or Performance Condition [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense						1,500	1,200	1,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense						$ 0	1,000	2,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 62.23
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount						$ 21,600
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense					$ 1,800
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions						250.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions						200.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)						3 years
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount						$ 81,600
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense						$ 30,100	21,700	16,600
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Grants Tested Each Year						50.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [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 Of Market Condition Achieved						75.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions						100.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved						55.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved						25.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage						0.00%
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%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| TSR Relative To PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, 75th Percentile [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions						250.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved						25.00%
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%			200.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved						250.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| TSR Relative To PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, 75th Percentile [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions						200.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved						250.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved						75.00%
Performance Shares [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Five [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage						40.00%
Performance Shares [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Six [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage						70.00%
Performance Shares [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense						$ 24,000	$ 22,100	$ 20,800
Performance Shares [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| TSR Relative To PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, 75th Percentile [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions						200.00%
Performance Shares Granted in 2018 [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions				33.30%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved					75.00%
Performance Shares Granted in 2018 [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions						200.00%
The2012 ESPP [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares) \| shares	3.0	3.0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Maximum, Annual Contribution Per Employee, Percent	10.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent		85.00%
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares) \| shares						1.0
The 2013 Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares) \| shares						5.0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Share Ratio							2.2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number Of Shares, Transferred Out (in shares) \| shares						2.5