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Organization and Description of Business and Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Useful Life Of Property Plant And Equipment [Table Text Block] | Depreciation is generally computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets:
Machinery and equipment |  | 5-10 years
Furniture and equipment |  | 3-7 years
Computer and peripherals |  | 2-5 years
Leasehold improvements |  | (a)
| (a) | Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the useful life of the asset or the term of the associated leases.
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the changes in the accumulated balances for each component of AOCI attributable to the Company for the years ended January 3, 2014, December 28, 2012 and December 30, 2011 (in thousands):
|  | Foreign Currency Translation |  | Defined Benefit Pension Plan- Japan |  | Defined Benefit Pension Plan- Switzerland |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Balance, December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 2,584 |  | $ | 642 |  | $ | (1,126) |  | $ | 2,100 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 211 |  |  | (219) |  |  | 403 |  |  | 395 |
Tax effect |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (90) |  |  | (90) |
Balance, December 30, 2011 |  |  | 2,795 |  |  | 423 |  |  | (813) |  |  | 2,405 |
Other comprehensive loss |  |  | (689) |  |  | (127) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (827) |
Tax effect |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Balance, December 28, 2012 |  |  | 2,106 |  |  | 296 |  |  | (822) |  |  | 1,580 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (861) |  |  | (126) |  |  | 280 |  |  | (707) |
Tax effect |  |  | (466) |  |  | (63) |  |  | (62) |  |  | (591) |
Balance, January 3, 2014 |  | $ | 779 |  | $ | 107 |  | $ | (604) |  | $ | 282

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of components of comprehensive income (loss). Includes, but is not limited to, foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated as economic hedges of a net investment in foreign entity, gain (loss) and prior service cost (credit) for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28358780&loc=d3e526-108580 + Details
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