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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2014
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 January 3, 2014 were as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year |  | Operating Leases |  | Capital Leases |
2014 |  | $ | 2,058 |  | $ | 303 |
2015 |  |  | 1,817 |  |  | 142 |
2016 |  |  | 1,715 |  |  | 6 |
2017 |  |  | 1,731 |  |  | — |
2018 |  |  | 257 |  |  | — |
Thereafter |  |  | 429 |  |  | — |
Total minimum lease payments |  | $ | 8,007 |  | $ | 451 |
Less amounts representing interest |  |  | — |  |  | 22 |
|  | $ | 8,007 |  | $ | 429 |
Schedule of Capital Leased Assets [Table Text Block] | The Company had the following assets under capital lease at January 3, 2014 and December 28, 2012 (in thousands):
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Machinery and equipment |  | $ | 3,922 |  | $ | 3,923 |
Furniture and fixtures |  |  | 611 |  |  | 946 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 155 |  |  | 155 |
|  |  | 4,688 |  |  | 5,024 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  |  | 3,984 |  |  | 3,576 |
|  | $ | 704 |  | $ | 1,448 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of long-lived, depreciable assets that are subject to a lease meeting the criteria for capitalization and are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services. Examples may include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455398&loc=d3e45280-112737 + Details
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