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Accrued Expenses | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 02, 2016
Disclosure Accrued Expenses [Abstract] |
Accrued Expenses | Accrued Expenses Accrued expenses consist of the following:
| Jul 2, 2016 |  | Jan 2, 2016
| (in thousands)
Accrued payroll and related expenses | $ | 67,090 |  |  | $ | 65,623 |
Advanced customer deposits | 60,663 |  |  | 57,595 |
Accrued warranty | 37,048 |  |  | 37,901 |
Accrued customer rebates | 33,351 |  |  | 45,154 |
Accrued agent commission | 11,633 |  |  | 9,948 |
Accrued product liability and workers compensation | 11,632 |  |  | 11,635 |
Accrued sales and other tax | 10,048 |  |  | 13,537 |
Accrued professional fees | 8,046 |  |  | 7,019 |
Product recall | 6,718 |  |  | 7,786 |
Restructuring | 3,319 |  |  | 6,266 |
Other accrued expenses | 55,974 |  |  | 57,690 |
| $ | 305,522 |  |  | $ | 320,154 |

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