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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Mar. 29, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	NOTE 16: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On April 22, 2013, the Company announced that it expected to commence a modified “Dutch Auction” tender offer to purchase up to $100.0 million of its common stock at a price per share not less than $5.75 and not greater than $6.25. The tender offer commenced on April 26, 2013, and will expire on May 24, 2013, unless extended. The minimum number of shares that may be purchased in the tender offer represents approximately 14.1% of Harmonic’s currently outstanding common stock. Until the expiration of the tender offer, the Company has suspended its previously announced stock repurchase program.