Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Annual Vesting After Initial Cliff

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Performance Period One

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Performance Period Two

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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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 (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Gross number of shares (or other type of equity) issued during the period as a result of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Shares issued could result from the issuance of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options, stock issued under employee stock purchase plans, and/or other employee benefit plans.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Period which shares may be purchased under a stock repurchase plan authorized by an entity's Board of Directors, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Compensation Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Jan. 03, 2015	Aug. 01, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount					$ 100,000,000
Stock repurchase program, period in force	24 months
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 89,100,000
Omnibus Incentive Plan 2012 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized		11,066,544
Number of shares available for grant		4,566,505
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period two		3 years
Annual vesting after initial cliff		33.33%
Performance period one		2 years
Incentive Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Gross		0	0	0