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Prepaids, Deposits, and Other Current Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2014
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Prepaid Expenses [Table Text Block] | Prepaids, deposits, and other current assets consisted of the following January 3, 2014 and December 28, 2012 (in thousands):
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Prepaids and deposits |  | $ | 2,157 |  | $ | 1,672 |
Value added tax (VAT) receivable |  |  | 618 |  |  | 307 |
Deferred charge for foreign profits |  |  | 362 |  |  | — |
Other current assets |  |  | 366 |  |  | 204 |
|  | $ | 3,503 |  | $ | 2,183 |

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