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Investments and Fair Value Measurements-Debt Instrument FV (Details 8) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 29, 2015
Dec. 28, 2014
Related costs and the fair values based on quoted market prices    
Convertible debt, carrying value $ 2,091,750us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt $ 2,069,341us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt
Convertible Debt [Member]    
Related costs and the fair values based on quoted market prices    
Convertible debt, carrying value 2,091,750us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
2,069,341us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
Convertible debt, fair value 2,901,292us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
3,738,221us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
1.5% Sr. Convertible Notes due 2017 [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]    
Related costs and the fair values based on quoted market prices    
Convertible debt, carrying value 880,653us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sndk_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
869,645us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sndk_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Convertible debt, fair value 1,363,792us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sndk_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
1,948,721us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sndk_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0.5% Sr. Convertible Notes due 2020 [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]    
Related costs and the fair values based on quoted market prices    
Convertible debt, carrying value 1,211,097us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sndk_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMemberMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
 
Convertible debt, fair value 1,537,500us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sndk_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMemberMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
 
0.5% Sr. Convertible Notes due 2020 [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]    
Related costs and the fair values based on quoted market prices    
Convertible debt, carrying value   1,199,696us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sndk_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMemberMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Convertible debt, fair value   $ 1,789,500us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sndk_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMemberMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member