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Restructuring Costs - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2015
Jan. 26, 2014
Jan. 27, 2013
Jan. 26, 2014
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Inventory write-downs $ 0us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown $ 15,047,000us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown $ 0us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown  
Cost of sales        
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Inventory write-downs       15,047,000us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown
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Contract termination        
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Additional contract commitment cancellation charges   4,900,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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Contract termination | Product development and engineering        
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Additional contract commitment cancellation charges   3,200,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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Contract termination | Cost of sales        
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Additional contract commitment cancellation charges $ 3,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
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$ 1,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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