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Accrued Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Accrued Expenses |
Accrued Expenses |
5. Accrued Expenses Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2011 |  | January 1, 2011 |  | November 27, 2010 |
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Compensation and related expenses |  | $ | 53,438 |  | $ | 42,762 |  | $ | 47,553 |
Income taxes payable |  |  | 2,602 |  |  | 1,185 |  |  | 1,165 |
Accrued interest |  |  | 43 |  |  | 71 |  |  | 356 |
Other |  |  | 4,419 |  |  | 5,340 |  |  | 5,346 |
|  | $ | 60,502 |  | $ | 49,358 |  | $ | 54,420 |

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