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Performance Based Compensation Percentage

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Performance Based Compensation, Shares Awarded as a Percentage of Grants, Peer Group Based

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Expiration Term

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Shares, Partial Vesting Instances

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement Plan Expiration Date

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Share Based Compensation, Arrangement Share Based Payment Award, Additional Shares Authorized

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Shares threshold for determining availability of grants

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Vesting Percentage Relative To earnings per share

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Vesting Percentage Relative To net sales

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The weighted-average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable under the stock option plan.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Sep. 29, 2013
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	10.7	10.1
Restricted shares
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Performance stock units
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Vesting percentage relative to net sales	70.00%	40.00%	25.00%
Vesting percentage relative to earnings per share	30.00%	60.00%	75.00%
Performance based compensation percentage, target based	225.00%	200.00%
Performance based compensation, peer group based	150.00%	125.00%		125.00%
Stock options \| Symmetricom
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average exercise price (USD per stock option)	20.08
Stock Option Plan 2008
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Additional shares to the shares limit in common stock	4.8
Shares limit in common stock	33.3
Plan expiration date	Dec. 05, 2021
Full value award of shares issued for every one share	2.41
Maximum term of a stock option grant or a stock appreciation right grant	6 years
Percentage vested based on current year performance
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Partial vesting for performance stock units, in years	1
Percentage vested based on prior year performance
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Partial vesting for performance stock units, in years	1