SMTC Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 7 - Restructuring charges (Tables)

Note 7 - Restructuring charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2012

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

	Severance			Facility exit costs		Total
2012 Plan
Balance as at January 1, 2012	$	—		$	—	$	—
Charges		1,925			255		2,180
Payments		(453	)		—		(453	)

Balance as at December 30, 2012	$	1,472		$	255	$	1,727

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]

	Severance
2011 Plan
Balance as at January 1, 2012	$	915
Charges		—
Payments		(915	)
Balance as at January 1, 2012	$	—

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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