Subsidiary Guarantors Table - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$ (26,671)	$ (47,195)
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(6,069)	(3,619)
Proceeds from the sale of assets	6	0
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Net cash used in investing activities	(6,063)	(3,619)
Financing Activities
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Payments under ABL facilities	(13,749)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	(2,904)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
Borrowings from affiliates	0side_BorrowingsFromAffiliates	0side_BorrowingsFromAffiliates
Repayments to affiliates	0side_Repaymentstoaffiliates
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	30,821	34,604
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	9	(500)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,904)	(16,710)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	5,963
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	4,059
Company
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(20,313)	(31,401)
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(5,408)	(3,312)
Proceeds from the sale of assets	5
Payments on loans to affiliates	0	0
Receipts on loans to affiliates	2,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,403)	(3,312)
Financing Activities
Borrowings under ABL facilities	31,400
Payments under ABL facilities	(11,200)
Borrowings from affiliates	1,642	2,542
Repayments to affiliates	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	21,842	31,242
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,874)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	5,933
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	4,059
Co-Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	0
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets	0
Payments on loans to affiliates	0	0
Receipts on loans to affiliates	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0
Financing Activities
Borrowings under ABL facilities	0
Payments under ABL facilities	0
Borrowings from affiliates	0	0
Repayments to affiliates	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0
Subsidiary Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	1,707
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(65)	(14)
Proceeds from the sale of assets	0
Payments on loans to affiliates	1,642	2,542
Receipts on loans to affiliates	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,707)
Financing Activities
Borrowings under ABL facilities	0
Payments under ABL facilities	0
Borrowings from affiliates	0	0
Repayments to affiliates	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	10
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(8,065)
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(596)	(293)
Proceeds from the sale of assets	1
Payments on loans to affiliates	0	0
Receipts on loans to affiliates	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(595)
Financing Activities
Borrowings under ABL facilities	13,170
Payments under ABL facilities	(2,549)
Borrowings from affiliates	0	0
Repayments to affiliates	(2,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	8,621
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	9
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(30)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	30
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0
Reclassification/Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	0	0
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets	0
Payments on loans to affiliates	(1,642)	2,542
Receipts on loans to affiliates	(2,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(358)	2,542
Financing Activities
Borrowings under ABL facilities	0	0
Payments under ABL facilities	0	0
Borrowings from affiliates	(1,642)	(2,542)
Repayments to affiliates	2,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	358	(2,542)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 0	$ 0

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