Supplementary Financial Data (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2012	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Dec. 30, 2012 Current Fiscal Year [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Current Fiscal Year [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Current Fiscal Year [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 Current Fiscal Year [Member]	Jan. 01, 2012 Prior Fiscal Year [Member]		Oct. 02, 2011 Prior Fiscal Year [Member]		Jul. 03, 2011 Prior Fiscal Year [Member]	Apr. 03, 2011 Prior Fiscal Year [Member]
Revenues
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net	$ 4,678,504	$ 5,287,555	$ 4,462,930	$ 1,444,719	$ 1,182,159	$ 945,204	$ 1,106,422	$ 1,473,444		$ 1,321,904		$ 1,281,960	$ 1,210,247
License and royalty	374,005	374,590	363,877	96,784	91,031	87,051	99,139	103,476		94,128		93,033	83,953
Revenues	5,052,509	5,662,145	4,826,807	1,541,503	1,273,190	1,032,255	1,205,561	1,576,920		1,416,032		1,374,993	1,294,200
Gross Profit	1,683,220	2,439,146	2,262,090	603,012	382,921	280,777	416,510	661,741		612,381		613,432	551,592	[1]
Operating Income (Loss)	696,095	1,530,100	1,461,574	335,975	132,073	36,183	191,864	415,663		386,127		379,016	349,294	[1]
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 417,404	$ 986,990	$ 1,300,142	$ 213,543	$ 76,507	$ 12,969	$ 114,385	$ 281,223	[1]	$ 233,253	[1]	$ 248,390	$ 224,124	[1]
Earnings Per Share
Basic net income per share	$ 1.72	$ 4.12	$ 5.59	$ 0.88	$ 0.32	$ 0.05	$ 0.47	$ 1.16		$ 0.97		$ 1.04	$ 0.94
Diluted net income per share	$ 1.70	$ 4.04	$ 5.44	$ 0.87	$ 0.31	$ 0.05	$ 0.46	$ 1.14		$ 0.96		$ 1.02	$ 0.92

[1] Includes the following charges related to loss on extinguishment of debt, a power outage and earthquake experienced in Flash Ventures and a net gain on sale of investment in equity securities. Fiscal quarters ended April 3, 2011 July 3, 2011 October 2, 2011 January 1, 2012 (In thousands)Charge related to power outage and earthquake(24,603) — — —Loss on extinguishment of debt— — (11,493) —Net gain on sale of investment in equity securities— — — 18,815