Joint Ventures (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2012	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 01, 2012	Jul. 03, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jul. 01, 2012 AUOSP [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 First Philec Solar [Member]	Jan. 01, 2012 First Philec Solar [Member]	Apr. 01, 2012 Woongjin Energy [Member]	Jan. 01, 2012 Woongjin Energy [Member]	Jul. 03, 2011 Woongjin Energy [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Woongjin Energy [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 AUO Joint Venture [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 AUO Joint Venture [Member] AUOSP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Additional Issuance of Shares to Investors Outside the Consolidated Group												15.9
Equity Method Investment, Shares Sold										15.5
Equity Method Investment, Value of Shares Sold			$ 17,403,000	$ 0					$ 14,000,000
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments									3,400,000
Investments in joint ventures	106,702,000		106,702,000		129,929,000			6,900,000	0
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated investees	1,075,000	(172,000)	(2,350,000)	6,961,000	6,003,000		0		0
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment	6,900,000
Non-cash gain on change in equity interest in unconsolidated investee		300,000
Accounts receivable	30,010,000		30,010,000		74,396,000
Accounts payable	62,422,000		62,422,000		109,700,000
Payments made to joint ventures for products/services	149,279,000	78,809,000	329,267,000	135,126,000
Equity method investment, ownership shares										3.9
Equity method investment, ownership percentage						50.00%		15.00%	0.00%	6.00%	31.00%
Joint Venture, Energy Output Committed to Purchase in Year One						95.00%
Joint Venture, Energy Output Committed to Purchase in Years Two Through Seven						80.00%
Future Financing Obligation														241,000,000
Potential Additional Financing Obligation if Requested by Joint Venture													$ 50,000,000