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Note 10 - Income taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 30, 2012
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| Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
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Period
ended
December
30, 2012
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Period
ended
January
1, 2012
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Period
ended
January
2, 2011
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Current:
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Federal/State
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$
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(41
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)
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$
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484
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$
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50
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Foreign
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662
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99
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494
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621
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583
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544
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Deferred:
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Federal
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(2,100
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)
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—
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(2,786
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)
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Foreign
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(335
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)
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222
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(247
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)
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(2,435
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)
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222
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(3,033
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)
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Income
tax expense (recovery)
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$
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(1,814
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)
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$
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805
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$
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(2,489
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)
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| Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
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Period
ended
December
30, 2012
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Period
ended
January
1, 2012
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Period
ended
January
2, 2011
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Federal
income tax
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$
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2,005
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$
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684
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$
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3,451
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State
income tax expense, net of federal tax benefit
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96
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279
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335
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Change
in enacted income tax rates
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(589
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)
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3,051
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(19
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)
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Loss
(income) of foreign subsidiaries taxed at different
rates
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(211
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)
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1,160
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(847
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)
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Change
in valuation allowance
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(1,155
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)
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(11,822
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)
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(6,702
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)
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Additional
(release of) income tax exposures and alternative
minimum taxes
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(130
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)
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(45
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)
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28
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Deemed
income inclusion of foreign subsidiary
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1,038
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4,536
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—
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Permanent
and other differences
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(2,868
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)
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2,962
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1,265
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Income
tax expense (recovery)
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$
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(1,814
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)
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$
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805
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$
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(2,489
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)
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| Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block] |
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Period
ended
December
30, 2012
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Period
ended
January
1, 2012
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Period
ended
January
2, 2011
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U.S.
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$
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9,552
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$
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9,116
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$
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7,342
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Non
U.S.
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(3,824
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)
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(7,161
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)
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2,519
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$
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5,728
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$
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1,955
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$
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9,861
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| Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
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December
30, 2012
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January
1, 2012
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Deferred
income tax assets:
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Net
operating loss carryforwards
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$
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25,802
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$
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28,447
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Capital
loss carryforwards
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2,232
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2,106
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Tax
credit carryforwards
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1,408
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—
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Property,
plant and equipment and other assets
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3,868
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3,678
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Reserves,
allowances and accruals
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3,081
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880
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36,391
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35,111
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Valuation
allowance
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(30,756
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)
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(31,911
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)
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Net
deferred income tax assets
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$
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5,635
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$
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3,200
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| Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] |
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Balance
as at January 1, 2012
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$
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274
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Current
year changes
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—
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Balance
as at December 30, 2012
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$
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274
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