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Stock Compensation Plans and Stock Based Compensation (Details 3) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]  
Options outstanding as of December 28, 2013 17,475us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Acquired options 20cdns_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcquiredOptionsInPeriod
Granted 1,312us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
Exercised (4,202)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
Canceled and forfeited (729)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
Options outstanding as of January 3, 2015 13,876us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]  
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Options outstanding as of December 28, 2013 $ 10.06us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Weighted Average Exercise Price Acquired Options $ 0.32cdns_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcquiredOptionsinPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Granted $ 13.90us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Exercised $ 10.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Canceled and Forfeited $ 18.09us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Options outstanding as of January 3, 2015 $ 9.71us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Summary of company stock option plans  
Options vested as of January 3, 2015 11,425us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
Options vested as of, and expected to vest, after January 3, 2015 13,870us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options vested as of January 3, 2015 $ 9.28us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Options vested as of, and expected to vest after, January 3, 2015 $ 9.71us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term, Options outstanding as of January 3, 2015 3 years 3 months 15 days
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term, Options vested as of January 3, 2015 2 years 9 months 7 days
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term, Options vested as of, and expected to vest after, January 3, 2015 3 years 3 months 15 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Options outstanding as of January 3, 2015 $ 126,892us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Options vested as of January 3, 2015 109,501us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Options vested as of, and expected to vest after, January 3, 2015 $ 126,866us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue