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Plans of Restructuring (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2013

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of restructuring reserve by type of cost

						Facility
			Severance			Closing
			Costs			Costs			Total
Balance, December 26, 2009			$	2,267		$	2,030		$	4,297
Provision				8,930			3,355			12,285
Payments and other adjustments				(9,205)			(3,034)			(12,239)
Balance, December 25, 2010			$	1,992		$	2,351		$	4,343
Provision				-			-			-
Payments and other adjustments				(1,423)			(1,800)			(3,223)
Balance, December 31, 2011			$	569		$	551		$	1,120
Provision				12,841			2,351			15,192
Payments and other adjustments				(11,584)			(1,671)			(13,255)
Balance, December 29, 2012			$	1,826		$	1,231		$	3,057
Provision				-			-			-
Payments and other adjustments				(1,173)			(621)			(1,794)
Balance, June 29, 2013			$	653		$	610		$	1,263

Schedule of restructuring reserve by segment

						Technology and
			Health Care			Value-Added
			Distribution			Services			Total
Balance, December 26, 2009			$	4,225		$	72		$	4,297
Provision				12,063			222			12,285
Payments and other adjustments				(11,945)			(294)			(12,239)
Balance, December 25, 2010			$	4,343		$	-		$	4,343
Provision				-			-			-
Payments and other adjustments				(3,223)			-			(3,223)
Balance, December 31, 2011			$	1,120		$	-		$	1,120
Provision				14,981			211			15,192
Payments and other adjustments				(13,058)			(197)			(13,255)
Balance, December 29, 2012			$	3,043		$	14		$	3,057
Provision				-			-			-
Payments and other adjustments				(1,780)			(14)			(1,794)
Balance, June 29, 2013			$	1,263		$	-		$	1,263

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- Definition

Disclosure of 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 segment.

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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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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 420

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 146

-Paragraph 20

-Subparagraph b(2)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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