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Note 13 - Related-party Transactions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
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 fixt
ures and furniture amounted to
$0.2
million,
$0.9
million and
$0.7
 million, in fiscal
2016,
2015
and
2014,
respectively. The total amount due to this related party as of
December
31,
2016
and
January
2,
2016
was immaterial.
 
The Company
collected
$0.5
million,
$0.5
million and
$1.2
million in
2016,
2015
and
2014,
respectively, from its guests on behalf of charitable foundations controlled by a member of the Company’s board of directors and 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 amount due to this related party as of
December
31,
2016
and
January
2,
2016
was immaterial.