Income Taxes (Details 6)	Dec. 26, 2015 Rate
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
PRC tax rate applied to gains from indirect transfers of taxable assets	10.00%

PRC tax rate applied to gains from indirect transfers of taxable assets

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