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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Debt and Derivatives (Details)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Forward Contracts [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Maturity period of forward contracts 90 days
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2015 [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Stated interest rate of Senior Notes 2.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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