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Long-term debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Line Of Credit Facilities And Long Term Debt [Table Text Block]

				September 28, 2013	December 29, 2012
				$	$
Bank indebtedness:
	North American credit facilities(1)			69,131	75,700
	European credit facilities(2)			54,734	44,611
	Opta Minerals revolving term credit facility(3)			15,506	10,750
				139,371	131,061
Long-term debt:
	Opta Minerals non-revolving term credit facility(3)			44,982	50,315
	Lease obligations(4)			6,651	7,219
	Other			398	664
				52,031	58,198
Less: current portion				46,466	6,925
				5,565	51,273

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Tabular disclosure of short-term or long-term contractual arrangements with lenders, including letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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