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Significant Accounting Policies | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2018
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block] | Significant Accounting Policies Except for the changes below, no material changes have been made to the company's significant accounting policies disclosed in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 6, 2018, for the year ended December 31, 2017. Revenue Recognition Revenue is recognized at the point at which control of the underlying goods or services are transferred to the customer, which included determining whether goods and services are distinct and separate performance obligations, which may require significant judgment. Satisfaction of the company’s performance obligations occur upon the transfer of control of goods or services, either from the company’s facilities or directly from suppliers to customers. The company considers customer purchase orders, which in some cases are governed by master agreements, to be the contracts with a customer. All revenue is generated from contracts with customers. In determining the transaction price, the company evaluates whether the price is subject to refund or adjustment to determine the net consideration to which the company expects to receive. The amount of consideration received and revenue recognized by the company vary due to contractually defined incentives and return rights that are held by customers. These adjustments are made in the same period as the underlying transactions. Investments The changes in fair value of equity investments, for which the company does not possess the ability to exercise significant influence, are recognized in net income. The fair values of these equity investments are based upon readily determinable fair values (Note I). Income Taxes In the fourth quarter of 2017, the company recorded a provision amount of $124,749 , which is a reasonable estimate of the impact of U.S. federal government tax legislation enacted in 2017 (the “Tax Act”) pursuant to the guidance provided by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB 118”), which allows the company a measurement period of up to one year after the enactment date of the Tax Act to finalize the recording of the related provisional tax impacts. Accordingly, the company is continuing to assess the related tax impacts under SAB 118 and has not made any adjustments during the first nine months of 2018 to the reasonable estimate of $124,749 previously recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for all significant accounting policies of the reporting entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122369 + Details
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