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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Employee Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan (Details Textual)

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Employee Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2010	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 29, 2012
Employee Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan (Textual) [Abstract]
Minimum service period required to cover under plan		1 month
Employee's salary subscription rate		6.00%
Contributions vest in annual installments		3 years
Discretionary contributions		$ 78,000	$ 79,000
Defer up to under deferred compensation plan of base salary	90.00%
Defer up to under deferred compensation plan of annual earned bonus	100.00%
Deferred compensation plan vested	100.00%
Eligible contributions to deferred compensation plan	50.00%
Deferred compensation plan - company matching contribution percentage maximum (at fifty cents per dollar)	2.00%
Deferred compensation plan assets		800,000		700,000
Deferred compensation plan associated liabilities		700,000		700,000
Employee contribution associated liabilities		544,000	400,000
Company contribution associated liabilities		117,000	81,000
Change in the cash surrender value		$ 31,000	$ 35,000

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