Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2012	Apr. 03, 2011
Schedule of Available-for-Sale Securities (Textual) [Abstract]
Gross realized gains on sale of debt securities	$ 94,000	$ 9,000
Gross realized losses on sale of debt securities		14,000
Percentage of aggregate of international portfolio	17.00%
Maximum amount committed to invest in limited partnership	20,500,000
Contribution to limited partnership	19,886,000
Remaining amount of commitment in limited partnership	$ 614,000

This item represents the gross profit realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 115

-Paragraph 21

-Subparagraph a

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 320

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 9

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6872113&loc=d3e27357-111563

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