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Stock Compensation Plans and Stock Based Compensation (Details 8) (Purchase rights granted [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Purchase rights granted [Member]
     
Weighted-average grant date fair value of purchase rights granted under ESPP and weighted-average assumptions used in model      
Expected volatility 24.20%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= cdns_PurchaseRightsGrantedMember
25.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= cdns_PurchaseRightsGrantedMember
31.40%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= cdns_PurchaseRightsGrantedMember
Risk-free interest rate 0.06%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= cdns_PurchaseRightsGrantedMember
0.09%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= cdns_PurchaseRightsGrantedMember
0.12%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= cdns_PurchaseRightsGrantedMember
Expected term (in years) 6 months 6 months 6 months
Weighted-average fair value of options granted $ 3.39us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= cdns_PurchaseRightsGrantedMember
$ 3.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= cdns_PurchaseRightsGrantedMember
$ 2.78us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= cdns_PurchaseRightsGrantedMember