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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Finite-lived Intangible Asset Impairment (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2015
Jan. 26, 2014
Jan. 27, 2013
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Asset Impairment Losses [Line Items]      
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets $ 14,755us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived $ 32,292us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived $ 700us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
Product development and engineering      
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Asset Impairment Losses [Line Items]      
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets 3,119us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
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2,354us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
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0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
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Intangible asset impairments      
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Asset Impairment Losses [Line Items]      
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets $ 11,636us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
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$ 29,938us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
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$ 700us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
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