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Prepaids, Deposits, and Other Current Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 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 (in thousands):
|  | October 3, |  | January 3, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2014 |
Prepaid and deposits |  | $ | 1,740 |  | $ | 2,157 |
Value added tax (VAT) receivable |  |  | 800 |  |  | 618 |
Deferred charges for foreign profits |  |  | 378 |  |  | 362 |
Other current assets |  |  | 375 |  |  | 366 |
|  | $ | 3,293 |  | $ | 3,503 |

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