Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Measurements - Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 1,855	$ 2,751
Fair value adjustments	26	45
Settlements	(256)	(58)
Ending balance	$ 1,625	$ 2,738

Payment of contingent consideration liabilities recorded at fair value.

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- Definition

Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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- Definition

Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)

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