Subsidiary Guarantors - (Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012 Company	Oct. 01, 2011 Company	Sep. 29, 2012 Co-Issuer	Oct. 01, 2011 Co-Issuer	Sep. 29, 2012 Subsidiary Guarantors	Oct. 01, 2011 Subsidiary Guarantors	Sep. 29, 2012 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Oct. 01, 2011 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$ (14,104)	$ (28,409)	$ (22,131)	$ (37,296)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,028	$ (436)	$ 999	$ 9,323
Investing Activities
Supply center acquisition	0	(1,550)		(1,550)		0		0		0
Capital expenditures	(3,720)	(13,177)	(2,956)	(10,728)	0	0	(67)	(26)	(697)	(2,423)
Proceeds from sale of productive assets	88	0	87		0		1		0
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,632)	(14,727)	(2,869)	(12,278)	0	0	(66)	(26)	(697)	(2,423)
Financing Activities
Borrowings under ABL facilities	147,574	294,146	74,218	180,000	0	0	0	0	73,356	114,146
Payments under ABL facilities	(131,353)	(256,146)	(74,619)	(164,000)	0	0	0	0	(56,734)	(92,146)
Intercompany transactions	0	0	26,410	36,514	0	0	(6,962)	462	(19,448)	(36,976)
Equity contribution from parent	80	0	80		0		0		0
Financing costs	(225)	(398)	(209)	(398)	0	0	0	0	(16)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	16,076	37,602	25,880	52,116	0	0	(6,962)	462	(2,842)	(14,976)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(55)	198	0	0	0	0	0	0	(55)	198
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(1,715)	(5,336)	880	2,542	0	0	0	0	(2,595)	(7,878)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	11,374	13,789	7,855	5,911	0	0	0	0	3,519	7,878
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 9,659	$ 8,453	$ 8,735	$ 8,453	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 924	$ 0