Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
manufacturer
Dec. 28, 2013
Minimum future payments operating leases    
2013 $ 5,111us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent  
2014 3,659us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears  
2015 3,249us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears  
2016 2,518us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears  
2017 1,329us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears  
Thereafter 2,072us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter  
Total 17,938us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue  
Operating Leases, Rent Expense 4,882us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense 4,838us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Future sublease rentals payments receivable through March 2016 248us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentals  
Number of appliance manufacturers that have material contracts with the Company 3arci_NumberOfApplianceManufacturersWithMaterialContracts  
ARCA    
Minimum future payments operating leases    
2013 4,671us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_ARCAMember
 
2014 3,197us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_ARCAMember
 
2015 2,785us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_ARCAMember
 
2016 2,051us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_ARCAMember
 
2017 841us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_ARCAMember
 
Thereafter 1,616us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_ARCAMember
 
Total 15,161us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_ARCAMember
 
AAP    
Minimum future payments operating leases    
2013 440us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_AapMember
 
2014 462us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_AapMember
 
2015 464us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_AapMember
 
2016 467us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_AapMember
 
2017 488us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_AapMember
 
Thereafter 456us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_AapMember
 
Total $ 2,777us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= arci_AapMember