Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Nov. 01, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 29, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
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Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
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