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Prepaids, Deposits, and Other Current Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 03, 2015
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):
|  | April 3, |  | January 2, |
|  | 2015 |  | 2015 |
Prepaids and deposits |  | $ | 2,835 |  | $ | 1,991 |
Income tax receivable |  |  | 967 |  |  | 1,084 |
Value added tax (VAT) receivable |  |  | 622 |  |  | 721 |
Deferred charge for foreign profits |  |  | 483 |  |  | 338 |
Other current assets |  |  | 364 |  |  | 383 |
|  | $ | 5,271 |  | $ | 4,517 |

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