Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2013
Divestitures [Line Items]
Earn-out payment received	$ 75,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
DeltaNu
Divestitures [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of assets		500,000
Percentage of Earn-out receivable		5.00%
Earn-out period		5 years
Maximum earn-out payments during payment period		1,000,000
DeltaNu \| Maximum
Divestitures [Line Items]
Maximum consideration receivable from assets sold		1,500,000
DeltaNu \| Minimum
Divestitures [Line Items]
Annual minimum earn-out payment receivable		$ 100,000

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The aggregate amount of other income amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating income recognized for the period. Such amounts may include: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) profits on securities (net of losses), and (d) miscellaneous other income items.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

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The cash inflow from the sale of other tangible or intangible assets used to produce goods or deliver services not otherwise defined in the taxonomy.

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