General (Policies)	9 Months Ended
General (Policies)	Sep. 27, 2013
General [Abstract]
Basis of presentation	Basis of presentation The accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Pulse Electronics Corporation (“Pulse Electronics”, “Pulse”, or “the Company”, which may be referred to as “we” or “our”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting principally of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. These Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2012. Results for the nine month period ended September 27, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of annual results. On May 22, 2013, we implemented a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of our common stock following shareholder approval at the annual meeting. As a result of the split, every ten shares of issued and outstanding common stock were converted into one issued and outstanding share of common stock, without any change in the par value per share. Accordingly, we have adjusted the basic and diluted loss per share on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 28, 2012, to reflect the impact of the reverse stock split. We have also adjusted the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock presented on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 28, 2012 and have adjusted all share and per share amounts in the accompanying notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications We have reclassified certain items in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to conform to the current year presentation.
New accounting pronouncements	New accounting pronouncements In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an amendment to the accounting guidance for the reporting of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The amendment expands the existing disclosure by requiring entities to present information about significant items reclassified out of AOCI by component. In addition, an entity is required to provide information about the effects on net income of significant amounts reclassified out of each component of AOCI to net income either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or as a separate disclosure in the notes of the financial statements. The amendment was effective at the beginning of our fiscal year 2013. The adoption of this accounting pronouncement did not have a material impact on our financial statement disclosures.