Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Elective Deferral, Maximum Percent

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Labor and Related Expense, Incentive Compensation

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The amount of distributions made to the individual during the period.

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The carrying amount of the liability as of the balance sheet date to an individual under a deferred compensation arrangement. This amount may be the result of periodic accruals made over the period of active employment, or reflect termination benefits resulting contractual terms or a death benefit.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 710

-SubTopic 10

-Section 30

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6409875&loc=d3e20015-108363

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 29, 2012 2011 Cash Incentive Plan	Dec. 28, 2013 Deferred salary	Dec. 28, 2013 Deferred bonus	Dec. 28, 2013 2013 Plan [Member]
Compensation Related Costs [Abstract]
Employer matching contribution to a 401(k) plan	$ 0	$ 0.8	$ 0.8
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Percentage of compensation that may be deferred					75.00%	100.00%
Amount of deferred compensation paid out	0.1	0.3	0.3
Deferred compensation liability	0.1	0.1
Charge related to incentive compensation				$ 2.6			$ 11.3