Acquisitions and Acquisition-Related Contingent Consideration Acquisitions and Acquisition-Related Contingent Consideration (Details 1) (Tensilica, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Tensilica
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Pro Forma [Line Items]
Pro forma revenue	$ 368,694	$ 346,999	$ 1,101,689	$ 1,003,170
Pro forma net income	$ 43,679	$ 47,180	$ 131,753	$ 85,280

The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25497992&loc=d3e1392-128463

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