Common Stock Equivalent

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(2)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Compensation Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Compensation (NonVested Stock Restricted Stock Unit and Performance Share Unit Award) (Details)	0 Months Ended											12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 08, 2014	Jun. 19, 2014	Jun. 04, 2014	Jun. 03, 2014	May 06, 2014	Mar. 04, 2014	Aug. 05, 2013	Mar. 05, 2013	Sep. 01, 2012	May 08, 2012	Mar. 06, 2012	Jan. 03, 2015	Jan. 07, 2014
Stock Awards [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares granted	4,000	17,500	7,500		3,000	424,158	24,000	495,575	50,000	5,000	375,041	1,436,658
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	1,000	4,375	1,875	1,375	750	106,042	8,000	123,894	25,000	1,250	93,761	861,772
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares granted				5,500
Common Stock Equivalent		1		1
Discretionary grants to other employees [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares granted						46,500		46,000			75,000
Long Term Incentive Program [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares granted						377,658		449,575			300,041
Vion Ingredients [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares granted													975,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage													75.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period													118,750