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EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2014
EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES [Abstract] |
Schedule of Exit or Disposal Efforts |
(In thousands, except positions eliminated) |  |  |
Earliest implementation date |  | October 2008
Latest expected completion date |  | September 2014
Positions eliminated |  |  | 3,052
Costs incurred and expected to be incurred: |  |  |
Employee-related costs |  | $ | 3,016
Asset impairment costs |  |  | 25,018
Inventory valuation costs |  |  | 682
Live operations rationalization costs |  |  | 15,207
Other exit or disposal costs |  |  | 370
Total exit or disposal costs |  | $ | 44,293
Costs incurred since earliest implementation date: |  |  |
Employee-related costs |  | $ | 3,016
Asset impairment costs |  |  | 25,018
Inventory valuation costs |  |  | 682
Live operations rationalization costs |  |  | 14,723
Other exit or disposal costs |  |  | 370
Total exit or disposal costs |  | $ | 43,809
| Thirteen Weeks Ended
| March 30, 2014 |  | March 31, 2013
| (In thousands)
Employee-related costs | $ | 524 |  | $ | -
Inventory valuation costs |  | 338 |  |  | -
Live operations rationalization costs |  | 481 |  |  | 484
Other exit or disposal costs |  | 370 |  |  | -
Total exit or disposal costs | $ | 1,713 |  | $ | 484
Schedule of Accrued Exit or Disposal Cost Accounts Activity |
|  | Accrued |  | Accrued |  |  |  |
|  | Severance |  | Inventory Charges |  | Total
|  |  |  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |
Balance at December 29, 2013 |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Accruals |  |  | 524 |  |  |  | 141 |  |  | 665 |
Payment /Disposal |  |  | (243 | ) |  |  | - |  |  | (243 | )
Adjustments |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Balance at March 30, 2014 |  | $ | 281 |  |  | $ | 141 |  | $ | 422 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of costs incurred for restructuring including, but not limited to, exit and disposal activities, remediation, implementation, integration, asset impairment, and charges against earnings from the write-down of assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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