Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees-JV (Details Textual 1)	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2012 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2012 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] JPY (¥)	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2012 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2012 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] JPY (¥)	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Forward Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Forward Ltd [Member] JPY (¥)	Dec. 30, 2012 Flash Forward Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Ventures [Member] USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Ventures [Member] JPY (¥)	Dec. 30, 2012 Flash Ventures [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Ventures [Member] SanDisk Corporation [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Flash Ventures [Member] Toshiba Corporation [Member]
Venture Ownership
Firm's ownership in business venture																				49.90%
Partner's ownership in venture business																					50.10%
Venture Origination Year					Sep. 10, 2004				Jul. 07, 2006				Jul. 13, 2010	Jul. 13, 2010
Equity Investments
Notes Receivable, Related Parties, Noncurrent					$ 100,100,000				$ 324,000,000				$ 169,100,000			$ (593,000,000)			$ (820,000,000)
Equity investment in business venture					190,700,000	232,500,000			284,000,000	342,000,000			66,700,000		65,700,000	(541,000,000)			(640,000,000)
Cumulative translation adjustments	(47,440,000)	155,389,000			17,300,000	59,300,000			(8,700,000)	53,700,000			(16,200,000)		(3,700,000)
Equity Method Investment Difference Between Carrying Amount And Underlying Equity (Basis Adjustment)					1,200,000	3,000,000	5,300,000		6,500,000	15,200,000	24,500,000
Master Lease Agreements
Joint Venture Master Equipment Lease Agreement Amount																1,550,000,000		162,600,000,000
Joint Venture Master Equipment Lease Agreement Outstanding Amount																983,000,000		103,200,000,000
Guarantee of Flash Ventures equipment leases					99,000,000			10,400,000,000	195,578,000			20,500,000,000	196,979,000	20,700,000,000		491,557,000	[1]	51,600,000,000	926,000,000
Master Lease Covenants
Joint Venture Master Equipment Lease Agreement Guarantor Equity Covenant																1,510,000,000
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	6,965,691,000	7,259,600,000	7,060,839,000	5,779,395,000
Tax Commitment
Unrecognized tax benefits from the contractual obligation	205,300,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	$ 32,700,000	$ 32,200,000

[1] The Company’s guarantee obligation, net of cumulative lease payments, was 51.6 billion Japanese yen, or approximately $492 million based upon the exchange rate at December 29, 2013.