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Dividends	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2012
Dividends [Abstract]
Dividends	NOTE 15: Dividends On April 30, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.11 per share. The dividend was paid on June 15, 2012 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 1, 2012. On July 30, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.11 per share. The dividend is payable on September 14, 2012 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on August 31, 2012.

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