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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Future Minimum Payments For Leases [Table Text Block] | Estimated future minimum lease payments under leases having initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 28, 2012 were approximately as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year |  | Operating Leases |  |  | Capital Leases |
2013 |  | $ | 2,408 |  |  | $ | 916 |
2014 |  |  | 2,064 |  |  |  | 318 |
2015 |  |  | 1,544 |  |  |  | 152 |
2016 |  |  | 1,497 |  |  |  | 8 |
2017 |  |  | 247 |  |  |  | — |
Thereafter |  |  | 685 |  |  |  | — |
Total minimum lease payments |  | $ | 8,445 |  |  | $ | 1,394 |
Less amounts representing interest |  |  | — |  |  |  | 77 |
|  | $ | 8,445 |  |  | $ | 1,317 |
Schedule Of Assets Under Capital Lease [Table Text Block] | The Company had the following assets under capital lease at December 28, 2012 and December 30, 2011 (in thousands):
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Machinery and equipment |  | $ | 3,923 |  |  | $ | 3,414 |
Furniture and fixtures |  |  | 946 |  |  |  | 1,255 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 155 |  |  |  | 133 |
|  |  | 5,024 |  |  |  | 4,802 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  |  | 3,576 |  |  |  | 3,388 |
|  | $ | 1,448 |  |  | $ | 1,414 |

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