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Note 7 - Debt (Details)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 28, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 29, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
CNY
Dec. 27, 2014
Entrustment Loan [Member]
Jan. 30, 2014
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2014
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 29, 2014
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC [Member]
USD ($)
May 31, 2013
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 28, 2013
Hamlin, Inc. [Member]
Jun. 29, 2013
Hamlin, Inc. [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 29, 2013
Hamlin, Inc. [Member]
CNY
Jun. 29, 2013
Hamlin, Inc. [Member]
GBP (£)
May 31, 2013
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC [Member]
USD ($)
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]                              
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity             $ 275,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_JPMorganSecuritiesLLCMember
  $ 225,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_JPMorganSecuritiesLLCMember
$ 225,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_JPMorganSecuritiesLLCMember
        $ 325,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_JPMorganSecuritiesLLCMember
Loans Payable to Bank   93,750,000us-gaap_LoansPayableToBank 98,750,000us-gaap_LoansPayableToBank                       100,000,000us-gaap_LoansPayableToBank
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_JPMorganSecuritiesLLCMember
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period                             5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity               190,900,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_JPMorganSecuritiesLLCMember
             
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate               1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_JPMorganSecuritiesLLCMember
             
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End               1.42%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_JPMorganSecuritiesLLCMember
             
Debt Issuance Cost 800,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts           100,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_JPMorganSecuritiesLLCMember
               
Line of Credit Facility, Increase in Maximum Borrowing Capacity             50,000,000lfus_LineofCreditFacilityIncreaseinMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lfus_JPMorganSecuritiesLLCMember
               
Number of Credit Lines Assumed After Acquisition                       3lfus_NumberofCreditLinesAssumedAfterAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lfus_HamlinIncMember
3lfus_NumberofCreditLinesAssumedAfterAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lfus_HamlinIncMember
3lfus_NumberofCreditLinesAssumedAfterAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lfus_HamlinIncMember
 
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity                       6,600,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lfus_HamlinIncMember
41,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lfus_HamlinIncMember
   
Number of Credit Lines Assumed After Acquisition That Expired During Period                     2lfus_NumberofCreditLinesAssumedAfterAcquisitionThatExpiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lfus_HamlinIncMember
       
Other Commitment                       2,700,000us-gaap_OtherCommitment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lfus_HamlinIncMember
  1,800,000us-gaap_OtherCommitment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lfus_HamlinIncMember
 
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount   800,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount 800,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount 800,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount                      
Letters of Credit Facility, Amount Drawn   0lfus_LettersofCreditFacilityAmountDrawn                          
Entrusted Loan   17,908,000lfus_EntrustedLoan     110,000,000lfus_EntrustedLoan                    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage           5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lfus_EntrustmentLoanMember
                 
Interest Paid   $ 4,900,000us-gaap_InterestPaid $ 2,900,000us-gaap_InterestPaid $ 1,700,000us-gaap_InterestPaid