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Employee future benefits
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block] | 12. Employee future benefits TOC maintains a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. Contributions made to the plan by TOC and its employees totaled $302 and $170 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, respectively. As at December 31, 2011, the fair value of the plan assets amounted to $761 (January 1, 2011 - $550) and the projected benefit obligation of the plan totaled $1,267 (January 1, 2011 - $944). As at December 31, 2011, the future service lives of plan participants was estimated to be 31 years. The net pension liabilities of $506 and $394 as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, respectively, are included in long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The net periodic benefit cost of the plan amounted to $217, $173 and $209 in the years ended December 31, 2011, January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
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The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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