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Note 16 - Related-Party Transactions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
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Related-Party Transactions

The Company bought fixtures for new stores and furniture for the corporate offices from a related party.  The total payments to this related party for fixtures and furniture amounted to $0.5 million, $0.6 million and $0.1 million, in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The total amount due to this related party as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011 was $-0- and $0.1 million, respectively.

The Company made charitable contributions of $2.4 million, $2.8 million and $0.9 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, to charitable foundations controlled by certain executive officers of the Company.  Substantially all of the contributions are collected from guests at the point of sale via pin pad prompts or as a portion of the proceeds of specifically identified products.  The foundations support a variety of children’s causes, domestic animal shelters, disaster relief and other concerns.  The foundations distribute grants to qualifying charitable organizations based upon decisions of their respective contribution committees most of whose members are employees of the Company.  The total due to the charitable foundations as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011 was $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively.