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Stock Repurchase Programs (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2014
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Aug. 31, 2008
Feb. 29, 2008
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount           $ 500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 $ 500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
Repurchase of common shares              
Remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased     714,300,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased        
Approved treasury stock repurchase, term 2 years 2 years          
Treasury stock repurchase approved 300,000,000cdns_Treasurystockrepurchaseapproved 100,000,000cdns_Treasurystockrepurchaseapproved          
Share repurchased and total cost of repurchased shares              
Shares repurchased     (5,856,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired    
Cost of repurchased shares     100,117,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod    
Common Stock [Member]              
Share repurchased and total cost of repurchased shares              
Shares repurchased     (5,856,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Treasury Stock [Member]              
Share repurchased and total cost of repurchased shares              
Cost of repurchased shares     $ 100,117,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember