Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Apr. 25, 2014
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	NEWPORT CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000225263
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 29, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-03
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		39,856,658
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1