Long-Term Debt and Credit Arrangements (Equipment Notes Payable) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013 Note Payable - 5 [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 Note Payable - 1 [Member] M Rate	Dec. 28, 2013 Note Payable - 2 [Member] M Rate	Dec. 28, 2013 Note Payable - 3 [Member] M Rate	Dec. 28, 2013 Note Payable - 4 [Member] M Rate	Dec. 28, 2013 Note Payable - 5 [Member] M Rate	Dec. 28, 2013 Note Payable - 6 [Member] M Rate	Dec. 28, 2013 Note Payable - 7 [Member] M Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Cost			$ 37
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				6.85%	7.72%	2.00%	5.94%	1.00%	6.84%	6.86%
Term of Note Payable				84	48	60	75	84	60	60
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment				38	2	38	41	18	3	49
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				May 01, 2014	Jun. 01, 2014	Aug. 01, 2016	Feb. 01, 2019	Jun. 14, 2020	Jul. 01, 2018	Oct. 01, 2018
Escrow Deposit	$ 1,401	$ 2,048

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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-Publisher SEC

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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- Definition

The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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