CarParts.com, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Nature of Operations (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Employee Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan - Additional Information (Detail)

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Employee Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Jan. 03, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Minimum service period required to cover under plan		1 month
Employer's match per dollar of participants salary		$ 0.50
Employer's match percentage of participants salary		6.00%
Contributions vest in annual installments		3 years
Discretionary contributions		$ 289,000	$ 280,000	$ 256,000
Highly Compensated Employees
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Participant deferral of base salary, percentage (up to)	90.00%
Participant deferral of annual earned bonus, percentage (up to)	100.00%
Deferred compensation plan vested	100.00%
Employer contribution percentage of eligible participants eligible contribution	50.00%
Employer matching contribution, percentage of participants eligible contributions	2.00%
Increase (decrease) in deferred compensation, employee contribution		156,000	102,000
Increase (decrease) in deferred compensation, employer contribution		69,000	27,000
Increase (decrease) in deferred compensation, earnings		41,000	13,000
Increase (decrease) in deferred compensation, distributions		23,000	307,000
Gain (loss) on change in cash surrender value		2,000	73,000
Other non-current assets \| Highly Compensated Employees
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan assets		676,000	781,000
Other non-current liabilities \| Highly Compensated Employees
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan associated liabilities		$ 688,000	$ 558,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)
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