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Prepayments, Deposits, and Other Current Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2016
Prepaid Expenses Deposits and Other Current Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Prepayments, Deposits, and Other Current Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 4 — Prepayments, Deposits, and Other Current Assets Prepayments, deposits, and other current assets consisted of the following at January 1, 2016 and January 2, 2015 (in thousands):
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Prepayments and deposits |  | $ | 1,386 |  | $ | 1,991 |
Income tax receivable |  |  | 597 |  |  | 1,084 |
Value added tax (VAT) receivable |  |  | 724 |  |  | 721 |
Deferred charge for foreign profits |  |  | 182 |  |  | 338 |
Other current assets |  |  | 747 |  |  | 383 |
|  | $ | 3,636 |  | $ | 4,517 |

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