Other Current Liabilities (Details Textual)	9 Months Ended
Oct. 03, 2014
Other Liabilities, Current [Line Items]
Percentage Of Other Current Liabilities	5.00%

Represent the percentage of total other current liabilities.

No definition available.

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Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration