Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Maximum Number Of Shares To Be Issued

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Maximum fair market value of stock employees can purchase during the calendar year from the employees stock purchase plan.

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Purchased Under Employee Purchase Plan

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Percentage Of Fair Value Of Stock That Equals Purchase Price

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Shares Awarded

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The period of time from date of grant until termination of stock option grants.

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Shares Purchased By Employees

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Number of shares that will be reduced for each share issued pursuant to an award (other than a stock option or stock appreciation right) from the total number of outstanding award

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Number of shares that will be reduced for each share issued pursuant to an award (other than a stock option or stock appreciation right) from the total number of shares remaining available

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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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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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Number of shares of stock issued as of the balance sheet date, including shares that had been issued and were previously outstanding but which are now held in the treasury.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

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Stock Compensation (Equity-based compensation programs) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2013
2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized	22,000,000
Vesting period, years	3 years
Options granted remaining authorized, but unissued, shares	20,000,000
Contractual term, years	10 years
Shares, Issued				2
Shares, Reduced From Remaining Available				1
Shares, Reduced From Outstanding Award				1
2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period, years	3 years
Contractual term, years	10 years
2009 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized	500,000
Number of shares awarded	23,890	26,504	26,940
2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized	400,000
Maximum number of shares allowed to be issued under plan	2,500,000
Purchase price, percentage of fair market value of stock on last day of quaterly purchase period	95.00%
Maximum value of purchases for any employee in any calendar year	25,000
Number of shares purchased by employees under plan	75,000	85,000	107,000
International Subsidiary Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares purchased by employees under plan	58,000	58,000	71,000
Employer Matching Contribution, Percent	100.00%