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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- 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

Intangible Assets, Net - Summary of Intangible Assets (Detail)

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Intangible Assets, Net - Summary of Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount			$ 4,486	$ 3,949
Accumulated Amort. and Impairment			(2,779)	(2,348)
Net Carrying Amount			1,707us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	1,601us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Product Design Intellectual Property
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life	4 years	9 years	4 years
Gross Carrying Amount			2,750	2,750
Accumulated Amort. and Impairment			(2,102)	(1,842)
Net Carrying Amount			648	908
Patent License Agreement
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount			537
Accumulated Amort. and Impairment			(94)
Net Carrying Amount			443
Domain and Trade Names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life			10 years
Gross Carrying Amount			1,199	1,199
Accumulated Amort. and Impairment			(583)	(506)
Net Carrying Amount			$ 616	$ 693
Minimum \| Patent License Agreement
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life			3 years
Maximum \| Patent License Agreement
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life			5 years

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