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Property, Plant and Equipment - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2015
Jan. 26, 2014
Jan. 27, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Net book value of equipment and machinery $ 115,471,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet $ 110,121,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet  
Depreciation 21,100,000us-gaap_Depreciation 21,800,000us-gaap_Depreciation 17,900,000us-gaap_Depreciation
Machinery and equipment | Foundry in China      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Net book value of equipment and machinery $ 7,600,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
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$ 8,100,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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