Derivative Financial Instruments (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]
Hedging Program number of years	2 years
Interest rate of debentures	3.125%
Fair value of the embedded derivative	$ 1.2	$ 1.1
Minimum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Outstanding forward currency exchange contracts expire	Jul. 01, 2013
Maximum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Outstanding forward currency exchange contracts expire	May 01, 2015

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

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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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- Definition

Net fair value as of the balance sheet date of the embedded derivative or group of embedded derivatives classified as assets, net of those classified as liabilities.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 5

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6945355&loc=d3e41228-113958

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Date the foreign currency exchange rate derivatives mature or expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Hedging Program Number Of Years

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