Acquisition Activities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	$ (85,493)	$ (19,335)
HiRel Systems [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	85,493
Amount of purchase price allocated to definite-lived intangible assets	43,950
Amount of purchase price allocated to goodwill	$ 25,815

Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 52

-Subparagraph c

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 53

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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