Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2013	Apr. 04, 2015
Related Party Transaction
Payment of the fiscal 2014 earn-out		$ 4,464,000
Energy Micro
Related Party Transaction
Cash consideration		20,000,000
Payment of the fiscal 2014 earn-out		6,300,000
Contingent consideration		26,700,000
Mr. Forre \| Energy Micro
Related Party Transaction
Beneficial ownership percentage	30.00%
Cash consideration	35,000,000	6,100,000
Payment of the fiscal 2014 earn-out		1,900,000
Contingent consideration		8,100,000
Mr. Bogen \| Energy Micro
Related Party Transaction
Beneficial ownership percentage	2.00%
Cash consideration	900,000	400,000
Payment of the fiscal 2014 earn-out		100,000
Contingent consideration		500,000
Investment in acquired entity by related party prior to the acquisition	$ 800,000

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Represents the payment for contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business acquisition.

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Represents the amount of investment in the acquired entity by related party prior to the acquisition.

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

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