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Segment Reporting (Details 1) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Summary of long-lived assets by geography      
Total long-lived assets $ 230,112us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet $ 238,715us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet $ 244,439us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Americas:      
Total Americas 201,338cdns_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasLongLivedAssetsAttributedToEntitysCountryOfDomicileAndOtherForeignCountries 207,988cdns_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasLongLivedAssetsAttributedToEntitysCountryOfDomicileAndOtherForeignCountries 214,896cdns_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasLongLivedAssetsAttributedToEntitysCountryOfDomicileAndOtherForeignCountries
UNITED STATES      
Summary of long-lived assets by geography      
Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries 200,760us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
207,694us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
214,711us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Other Americas [Member]      
Summary of long-lived assets by geography      
Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries 578us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cdns_OtherAmericaMember
294us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cdns_OtherAmericaMember
185us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cdns_OtherAmericaMember
Asia [Member]      
Summary of long-lived assets by geography      
Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries 22,145us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
23,508us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
22,484us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
EMEA [Member]      
Summary of long-lived assets by geography      
Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries 5,951us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
6,326us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
5,410us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
JAPAN      
Summary of long-lived assets by geography      
Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries $ 678us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP
$ 893us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP
$ 1,649us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP