Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014	Jul. 25, 2014
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	NEWPORT CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000225263
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 28, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-03
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		39,933,010
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2