Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees-JV (Details Textual 1) ¥ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2016 USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2016 JPY (¥)	Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Master Lease Agreements
Guarantee of Flash Ventures equipment leases (1)	$ 765,544,000	[1]			$ 551,000,000
Master Lease Covenants
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	5,738,924,000		$ 6,965,691,000		6,526,681,000	$ 7,259,600,000
Joint Venture Agreements
Related Party Transactions	1,009,989,000				962,817,000
Prepayments To Related Parties Other	$ 40,000,000				0
Flash Partners Ltd [Member]
Venture Ownership
Venture Origination Year	Sep. 10, 2004
Equity Investments
Notes Receivable, Related Parties, Noncurrent	$ 113,500,000
Equity investment in business venture	170,400,000				167,100,000
Cumulative translation adjustments	(7,200,000)				(7,300,000)
Equity Method Investment Difference Between Carrying Amount And Underlying Equity (Basis Adjustment)			1,200,000
Master Lease Agreements
Guarantee of Flash Ventures equipment leases (1)	$ 48,840,000			¥ 5.9
Flash Alliance Ltd [Member]
Venture Ownership
Venture Origination Year	Jul. 07, 2006
Equity Investments
Notes Receivable, Related Parties, Noncurrent	$ 285,600,000
Equity investment in business venture	252,700,000				249,500,000
Cumulative translation adjustments	(45,300,000)				(45,500,000)
Equity Method Investment Difference Between Carrying Amount And Underlying Equity (Basis Adjustment)			$ 6,500,000
Master Lease Agreements
Guarantee of Flash Ventures equipment leases (1)	$ 409,000,000			49.2
Flash Forward Ltd [Member]
Venture Ownership
Venture Origination Year	Jul. 13, 2010
Equity Investments
Notes Receivable, Related Parties, Noncurrent	$ 106,000,000
Equity investment in business venture	81,800,000				79,200,000
Cumulative translation adjustments	(28,300,000)				$ (28,400,000)
Master Lease Agreements
Guarantee of Flash Ventures equipment leases (1)	307,704,000			37.0
Flash Ventures [Member]
Master Lease Agreements
Guarantee of Flash Ventures equipment leases (1)	765,544,000			¥ 92.1
Master Lease Covenants
Joint Venture Master Equipment Lease Agreement Guarantor Equity Covenant	$ 1,510,000,000
Flash Ventures [Member] | SanDisk Corporation [Member]
Venture Ownership
Firm's ownership in business venture	49.90%			49.90%
Flash Ventures [Member] | Toshiba Corporation [Member]
Venture Ownership
Partner's ownership in venture business	50.10%			50.10%

[1] The Company’s guarantee obligation, net of cumulative lease payments, was 92.1 billion Japanese yen, or approximately $766 million based upon the exchange rate at January 3, 2016.