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Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 27, 2015
employee
Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred compensation plan - marketable securities [Line Items]    
Number of participants NQDC 122altr_NumberOfParticipantsNqdc  
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets $ 85,301us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets [1] $ 83,779us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets [1]
Level 1 [Member]    
Deferred compensation plan - marketable securities [Line Items]    
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets 83,421us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
[1] 81,697us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
[1]
Level 1 [Member] | Restricted cash equivalents [Member]    
Deferred compensation plan - marketable securities [Line Items]    
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets 20,226us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= altr_RestrictedCashEquivalentsMember
[1] 14,412us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= altr_RestrictedCashEquivalentsMember
[1]
Level 1 [Member] | Equity securities [Member]    
Deferred compensation plan - marketable securities [Line Items]    
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets 30,314us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
[1] 33,521us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
[1]
Level 1 [Member] | Mutual funds [Member]    
Deferred compensation plan - marketable securities [Line Items]    
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets 32,881us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= altr_MutualFundsMember
[1] 33,764us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= altr_MutualFundsMember
[1]
Level 2 [Member] | Fixed income securities [Member]    
Deferred compensation plan - marketable securities [Line Items]    
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets $ 1,880us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
[1] $ 2,082us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
[1]
[1] Included in Deferred compensation plan—marketable securities and Deferred compensation plan—restricted cash equivalents in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of March 27, 2015 and December 31, 2014.