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Supplemental cash flow information

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements Abstract

Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures Text Block

10. Supplemental cash flow information

				Quarter ended		Three quarters ended
				October 1, 2011	October 2, 2010	October 1, 2011	October 2, 2010
				$	$	$	$
Changes in non-cash working capital:
	Accounts receivable			1,818	6,951	(13,743)	(14,981)
	Inventories			490	(12,224)	(4,787)	(3,250)
	Income tax recoverable			(2,008)	531	(1,299)	2,054
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets			126	(4,509)	8,323	(4,031)
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			364	19,522	(19,271)	12,011
	Customer and other deposits			(142)	(601)	(922)	(451)
				648	9,670	(31,699)	(8,648)
Cash paid for:
	Interest			1,894	2,136	5,699	6,774
	Income taxes			3,878	41	4,942	1,070

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- Definition

Designated to encapsulate the entire footnote disclosure that provides information on the supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 32

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