CarParts.com, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation and Description of Company (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail)

v3.5.0.2

Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	May 06, 2016 USD ($)	May 05, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving loan payable	$ 0			$ 11,759,000
Jp Morgan Chase Bank \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity (up to)	30,000,000
Revolving loan payable	0
Outstanding letters of credit amount	$ 9,283,000
Unused credit commitment fee (percent)	0.25%
Minimum availability required trigger amount (if less than)	$ 3,600,000
Number of days below minimum excess availability that triggers cash dominion period	5 days
Number of consecutive days excess availability is above required amount	60 days
Event of default amount	$ 0
Excess availability (greater than)	3,600,000
Minimum availability required under availability block	$ 2,400,000
Minimum fixed charge ratio if less than minimum excess availability	1.0
Excess availability under credit facility	$ 13,871,000
Principal payments due	$ 0
One-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Jp Morgan Chase Bank \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin for LIBOR-based interest rate/ Applicable margin for alternate based rate (percent)	1.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Jp Morgan Chase Bank \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
LIBOR based interest rate, principal	$ 0
Interest rate (percent)	1.81%
Base Rate \| Jp Morgan Chase Bank \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin for LIBOR-based interest rate/ Applicable margin for alternate based rate (percent)	0.25%
Interest rate (percent)	3.25%
Prime based rate, principal	$ 0
Maximum \| Jp Morgan Chase Bank \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility exposure		$ 15,000,000	$ 6,000,000

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