Operating Segments and Geographic Information - Revenues by Major Product Group (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jul. 01, 2012	Apr. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 477,687	$ 465,234	$ 458,218	$ 439,600	$ 441,320	$ 491,811	$ 510,832	$ 438,224	$ 1,840,739	$ 1,882,187	$ 1,543,386
Cable products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues									1,214,059	1,274,988	1,140,167
Networking products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues									353,732	307,188	214,251
Connectivity products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues									$ 272,948	$ 300,011	$ 188,968