Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock Options, Stock Grants and New Stock (Summary of Stock Option Activity) (Details)

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Stock Options, Stock Grants and New Stock (Summary of Stock Option Activity) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Jan. 01, 2011
Dec. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]          
Outstanding, beginning of year, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share) $ 11.95us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 11.82us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 11.28us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Exercises, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share) $ 11.23us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 10.69us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 10.50us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Canceled / Expired, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share) $ 13.70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 12.70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Outstanding, end of year, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share) $ 12.25us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 11.95us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 11.82us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Exercisable, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share) $ 11.73us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]          
Outstanding, beginning of year (shares) 162,736us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 220,740us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 120,800us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber    
Exercised (shares) (17,074)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised (15,247)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised (11,800)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised    
Canceled / Expired (shares) (2,157)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod (83,351)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod    
Outstanding, end of year (shares) 157,295us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 162,736us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 220,740us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber    
Exercisable (shares) 56,787us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest [Roll Forward]          
Expected to vest, beginning of the year, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share) $ 12.18us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 11.97us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Vested, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share) $ 11.98synl_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedDuringPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 11.49synl_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedDuringPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Forfeited unvested options (dollars per share) $ 13.70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 12.71us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Expected to vest, end of the year, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share) $ 12.54us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 12.18us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 11.97us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Expected to vest (shares) 122,145us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber 191,740us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber      
Vested (shares) (33,702)synl_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVested (27,347)synl_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVested      
Forfeited unvested options (shares) (1,725)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod (82,842)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod      
Expected to vest (shares) 100,508us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber 122,145us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber 191,740us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber    
Options outstanding, weighted average contractual term (years) 6 years 11 months 7 years 6 months 8 years 5 months 8 years  
Options exercisable, weighted average contractual term (years) 6 years 5 months        
Options expected to vest, weighted average contractual term (years) 7 years 2 months 7 years 9 months 8 years 11 months    
Options outstanding, intrinsic value $ 852,810us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue $ 582,894us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue $ 367,937us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue   $ 6,448us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Authorized 169,384us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant 181,017us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant 138,260us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant   250,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
Options exercisable, intrinsic value $ 337,467us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1        
Options granted, weighted average fair value (dollars per share) $ 6.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 7.19us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 6.40us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue    
February 9, 2012 [Member]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]          
Granted, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)     $ 11.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February92012Member
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]          
Granted (shares)     (36,740)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February92012Member
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest [Roll Forward]          
Granted, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)     $ 11.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February92012Member
   
Granted (shares)     (36,740)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February92012Member
   
August 21, 2012 [Member]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]          
Granted, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)     $ 12.73us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_August212012Member
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]          
Granted (shares)     (75,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_August212012Member
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest [Roll Forward]          
Granted, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)     $ 12.73us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_August212012Member
   
Granted (shares)     (75,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_August212012Member
   
February 7, 2013 [Member]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]          
Granted, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)   $ 13.70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February72013Member
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]          
Granted (shares)   (40,594)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February72013Member
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest [Roll Forward]          
Granted, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share)   $ 13.70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February72013Member
     
Granted (shares)   (40,594)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February72013Member
     
Options granted, weighted average fair value (dollars per share)   $ 6.30us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February72013Member
     
February 20, 2014 [Member]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]          
Granted, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share) $ 14.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February202014Member
       
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]          
Granted (shares) (13,790)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February202014Member
       
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest [Roll Forward]          
Granted, weighted average exercise price (dollars per share) $ 14.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February202014Member
       
Granted (shares) (13,790)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February202014Member
       
Options granted, weighted average fair value (dollars per share) $ 6.70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= synl_February202014Member