Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities: [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations	$ 3,318	$ (16,864)
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	0	(4,111)
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,318	(20,975)
Cash flows from investing activities: [Abstract]
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(5,145)	(598)
Capital expenditures	(10,262)	(5,319)
Purchase of investment	(1,650)	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	5,850	234
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations	(11,207)	(5,683)
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations	0	39,921
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(11,207)	34,238
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of 10.5% senior notes	0	(170,000)
Payment of financing related costs and expenses and debt issuance discounts	(5,054)	(22,955)
Repayments of other long-term debt	(890)	(1,158)
Purchase and retirement of common stock upon vesting of RSUs	(219)	(329)
Proceeds from issuance of 11.5% senior notes	0	225,000
Proceeds from issuance of 7% senior exchangeable notes	0	86,250
Borrowings under revolving credit facility, net	42,300	65,600
Proceeds from issuance of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	50,000	0
Repayment of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	(7,000)	0
Intercompany advances	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations	10,299	(20,151)
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations	0	(1,652)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	10,299	(21,803)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	93	65
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	2,503	(8,475)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	8,110	17,753
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	10,613	9,278
Parent Company [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities: [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations		1,587
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations		0
Net cash provided by operating activities	953	1,587
Cash flows from investing activities: [Abstract]
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Purchase of investment	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations		0
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations		0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of 10.5% senior notes		0
Payment of financing related costs and expenses and debt issuance discounts	0	0
Repayments of other long-term debt	0	0
Purchase and retirement of common stock upon vesting of RSUs	(219)	(329)
Proceeds from issuance of 11.5% senior notes		0
Proceeds from issuance of 7% senior exchangeable notes		0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility, net	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	0
Repayment of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	0
Intercompany advances	(734)	(1,258)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations		(1,587)
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(953)	(1,587)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities: [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations		(61,598)
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations		(1,177)
Net cash provided by operating activities	(18,764)	(62,775)
Cash flows from investing activities: [Abstract]
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(5,145)	(598)
Capital expenditures	(6,331)	(2,645)
Purchase of investment	(1,650)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	182	7
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations		(3,236)
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations		16,414
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(12,944)	13,178
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of 10.5% senior notes		(170,000)
Payment of financing related costs and expenses and debt issuance discounts	(5,054)	(22,955)
Repayments of other long-term debt	0	(308)
Purchase and retirement of common stock upon vesting of RSUs	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of 11.5% senior notes		225,000
Proceeds from issuance of 7% senior exchangeable notes		86,250
Borrowings under revolving credit facility, net	42,300	65,600
Proceeds from issuance of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	50,000
Repayment of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	(7,000)
Intercompany advances	22,828	61,858
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations		42,886
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations		(1,652)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	34,236	41,234
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	2,528	(8,363)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	5,763	16,033
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	8,291	7,670
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities: [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations		42,274
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations		(2,934)
Net cash provided by operating activities	21,113	39,340
Cash flows from investing activities: [Abstract]
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	0
Capital expenditures	(3,924)	(2,646)
Purchase of investment	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	5,668	227
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations		(2,419)
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations		23,507
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	1,744	21,088
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of 10.5% senior notes		0
Payment of financing related costs and expenses and debt issuance discounts	0	0
Repayments of other long-term debt	(890)	(850)
Purchase and retirement of common stock upon vesting of RSUs	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of 11.5% senior notes		0
Proceeds from issuance of 7% senior exchangeable notes		0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility, net	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	0
Repayment of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	0
Intercompany advances	(22,249)	(59,752)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations		(60,602)
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(23,139)	(60,602)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	70	10
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(212)	(164)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	286	280
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	74	116
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities: [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations		873
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations		0
Net cash provided by operating activities	16	873
Cash flows from investing activities: [Abstract]
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	0
Capital expenditures	(7)	(28)
Purchase of investment	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations		(28)
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations		0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(7)	(28)
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of 10.5% senior notes		0
Payment of financing related costs and expenses and debt issuance discounts	0	0
Repayments of other long-term debt	0	0
Purchase and retirement of common stock upon vesting of RSUs	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of 11.5% senior notes		0
Proceeds from issuance of 7% senior exchangeable notes		0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility, net	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	0
Repayment of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	0
Intercompany advances	155	(848)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations		(848)
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	155	(848)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	23	55
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	187	52
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,061	1,440
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,248	1,492
Eliminations [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities: [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations		0
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations		0
Net cash provided by operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities: [Abstract]
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Purchase of investment	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations		0
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations		0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of 10.5% senior notes		0
Payment of financing related costs and expenses and debt issuance discounts	0	0
Repayments of other long-term debt	0	0
Purchase and retirement of common stock upon vesting of RSUs	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of 11.5% senior notes		0
Proceeds from issuance of 7% senior exchangeable notes		0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility, net	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	0
Repayment of 15% unsecured term loan, due 2017	0
Intercompany advances	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations		0
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	0	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0
7.875% senior subordinated notes [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes	(67,848)	(132,257)
7.875% senior subordinated notes [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes	0	0
7.875% senior subordinated notes [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes	(67,848)	(132,257)
7.875% senior subordinated notes [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes	0	0
7.875% senior subordinated notes [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes	0	0
7.875% senior subordinated notes [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes	0	0
Term Loan B, due 2016 [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of Term Loan	(990)	(45,100)
Term Loan B, due 2016 [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of Term Loan	0	0
Term Loan B, due 2016 [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of Term Loan	(990)	(45,100)
Term Loan B, due 2016 [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of Term Loan	0	0
Term Loan B, due 2016 [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of Term Loan	0	0
Term Loan B, due 2016 [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayment of Term Loan	0	0
8.375% senior subordinated notes [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes	0	(25,202)
8.375% senior subordinated notes [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes		0
8.375% senior subordinated notes [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes		(25,202)
8.375% senior subordinated notes [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes		0
8.375% senior subordinated notes [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes		0
8.375% senior subordinated notes [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities: [Abstract]
Repayments of senior subordinated notes		$ 0