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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Classified as cash and cash equivalents
Cash and interest bearing deposits	$ 209,310cdns_CashAndInterestBearingDeposits	$ 203,665cdns_CashAndInterestBearingDeposits
Money market funds	678,426us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsAtCarryingValue	728,496us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsAtCarryingValue
Total cash and cash equivalents	$ 887,736	$ 932,161	$ 532,761	$ 536,260

Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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