Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 28, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
Pulse Electronics Corporation shareholders' deficit:
Preferred Stock, no par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred Stock, shares authorized (in shares)	2,000	2,000
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	1,000
Common stock, par value per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.125	$ 0.125
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	31,000,000	31,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	17,217,690	7,955,508