Executive Officers' Separation and Hiring Costs	12 Months Ended
Executive Officers' Separation and Hiring Costs	Jan. 03, 2015
Compensation Related Costs [Abstract]
Executive Officers' Separation and Hiring Costs	EXECUTIVE OFFICERS’ SEPARATION AND HIRING COSTS Effective January 17, 2014, Jerry W. Burris resigned from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company, and Dana R. Snyder, a director of the Company, was appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer on January 20, 2014. On January 30, 2014, David S. Nagle resigned from his position as Chief Operations Officer, AMI Distribution and Services. Effective May 5, 2014, Brian C. Strauss was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, and Mr. Snyder resigned from his position as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Effective July 14, 2014, Robert C. Gaydos resigned from his position as Senior Vice President, Operations and William L. Topper was appointed Executive Vice President, Operations. Effective October 14, 2014, Paul Morrisroe resigned from his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Scott F. Stephens was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. On February 20, 2012, Mr. Nagle was appointed President, AMI Distribution. On February 24, 2012, Stephen E. Graham resigned from his position as Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company. On February 27, 2012, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Morrisroe, pursuant to which he agreed to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. The Company’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources, John F. Haumesser, resigned from his position effective April 19, 2012 and was succeeded by James T. Kenyon, who was named Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer on June 4, 2012. The Company recorded $3.8 million, $1.4 million and $3.4 million for the years ended January 3, 2015, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, respectively, for separation and hiring costs, including payroll taxes, certain benefits and related professional fees. These separation and hiring costs were recorded as a component of SG&A expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. As of January 3, 2015, remaining separation costs of $1.1 million were accrued, which will be paid at various dates throughout 2016. The separation and hiring costs in 2013 were primarily related to make-whole payments to Mr. Burris, our former President and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Morrisroe, our former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to their respective employment agreements, these payments provided compensation to offset losses recognized on the sale of their respective residences in connection with relocating near our corporate headquarters. See Note 2 for further information.

The entire disclosure for compensation costs, including compensated absences accruals, compensated absences liability, deferred compensation arrangements and income statement compensation items. Deferred compensation arrangements may include a description of an arrangement with an individual employee, which is generally an employment contract between the entity and a selected officer or key employee containing a promise by the employer to pay certain amounts at designated future dates, usually including a period after retirement, upon compliance with stipulated requirements. This type of arrangement is distinguished from broader based employee benefit plans as it is usually tailored to the employee. Disclosure also typically includes the amount of related compensation expense recognized during the reporting period, the number of shares (units) issued during the period under such arrangements, and the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the related liability.

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