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Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation - Share-Based Compensation Plan Information (Details)

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Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation - Share-Based Compensation Plan Information (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Weighted-average fair value of options granted $ 1.34us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 1.22us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 2.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
Intrinsic value of the exercised options $ 153,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue $ 61,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue $ 1,244,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense $ 1,601,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions    
Weighted-average period of unrecognized compensation expense 2 years 7 months 28 days    
2006 Equity Incentive Plan      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Shares available for future grants 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= prts_TwoZeroZeroSixEquityIncentivePlanMember
   
2007 Omnibus Plan      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Common stock authorized 2,400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= prts_TwoZeroZeroSevenOmnibusPlanMember
   
Maximum number of shares authorized to issued under condition one 1,500,000prts_MaximumNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToIssuedUnderConditionOne
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= prts_TwoZeroZeroSevenOmnibusPlanMember
   
Maximum percentage of shares authorized to issued under condition one 5.00%prts_MaximumPercentageOfSharesAuthorizedToIssuedUnderConditionOne
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= prts_TwoZeroZeroSevenOmnibusPlanMember
   
Expiration period 10 years    
Option grant vesting period 4 years    
Exercise price of option grants 100.00%prts_ExercisePriceOfOptionGrants
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= prts_TwoZeroZeroSevenOmnibusPlanMember
   
Shares available for future grants 1,515,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= prts_TwoZeroZeroSevenOmnibusPlanMember
   
2007 New Employee Incentive Plan      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Common stock authorized 2,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= prts_TwoZeroZeroSevenNewEmployeeIncentivePlanMember
   
Expiration period 10 years    
Option grant vesting period 4 years    
Exercise price of option grants 100.00%prts_ExercisePriceOfOptionGrants
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= prts_TwoZeroZeroSevenNewEmployeeIncentivePlanMember
   
Shares available for future grants 1,552,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= prts_TwoZeroZeroSevenNewEmployeeIncentivePlanMember