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3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Quarter ended
				September 28, 2013
				SunOpta	Opta	Corporate
				Foods	Minerals	Services	Consolidated
				$	$	$	$
External revenues by market:
	U.S.			215,314	20,236	-	235,550
	Canada			9,167	6,648	-	15,815
	Europe and other			43,315	8,043	-	51,358
Total revenues from external customers				267,796	34,927	-	302,723
Segment operating income (loss)				10,430	1,704	(2,298)	9,836
Other expense, net							787
Goodwill impairment							3,552
Interest expense, net							1,957
Provision for income taxes							1,343
Earnings from continuing operations							2,197

Quarter ended
				September 28, 2013
				Grains and		Consumer	International
				Foods	Ingredients	Products	Foods	SunOpta
				Group	Group	Group	Group	Foods
				$	$	$	$	$
External revenues by market:
	U.S.			124,968	22,042	46,945	21,359	215,314
	Canada			4,611	1,198	1,811	1,547	9,167
	Europe and other			13,472	722	562	28,559	43,315
Total revenues from external customers				143,051	23,962	49,318	51,465	267,796
Segment operating income				7,227	1,649	628	926	10,430

Quarter ended
				September 29, 2012
				SunOpta	Opta	Corporate
				Foods	Minerals	Services	Consolidated
				$	$	$	$
External revenues by market:
	U.S.			201,878	20,003	-	221,881
	Canada			6,294	7,999	-	14,293
	Europe and other			38,187	4,978	-	43,165
Total revenues from external customers				246,359	32,980	-	279,339
Segment operating income (loss)				10,835	3,280	(1,424)	12,691
Other expense, net							264
Interest expense, net							2,339
Provision for income taxes							3,947
Earnings from continuing operations							6,141

Quarter ended
				September 29, 2012
				Grains and		Consumer	International
				Foods	Ingredients	Products	Foods	SunOpta
				Group	Group	Group	Group	Foods
				$	$	$	$	$
External revenues by market:
	U.S.			123,661	18,268	41,310	18,639	201,878
	Canada			2,997	1,149	195	1,953	6,294
	Europe and other			13,259	856	131	23,941	38,187
Total revenues from external customers				139,917	20,273	41,636	44,533	246,359
Segment operating income (loss)				8,780	878	(544)	1,721	10,835

Three quarters ended
				September 28, 2013
				SunOpta	Opta	Corporate
				Foods	Minerals	Services	Consolidated
				$	$	$	$
External revenues by market:
	U.S.			622,629	61,538	-	684,167
	Canada			28,013	20,103	-	48,116
	Europe and other			137,462	26,973	-	164,435
Total revenues from external customers				788,104	108,614	-	896,718
Segment operating income (loss)				34,338	5,070	(5,596)	33,812
Other expense, net							1,799
Goodwill impairment							3,552
Interest expense, net							5,885
Impairment loss on investment							21,495
Provision for income taxes							8,576
Loss from continuing operations							(7,495)

Three quarters ended
September 28, 2013
				Grains and		Consumer	International
				Foods	Ingredients	Products	Foods	SunOpta
				Group	Group	Group	Group	Foods
				$	$	$	$	$
External revenues by market:
	U.S.			354,135	61,243	143,991	63,260	622,629
	Canada			14,316	3,641	4,622	5,434	28,013
	Europe and other			50,004	2,574	981	83,903	137,462
Total revenues from external customers				418,455	67,458	149,594	152,597	788,104
Segment operating income				24,251	3,601	2,508	3,978	34,338

Three quarters ended
September 29, 2012
				SunOpta	Opta	Corporate
				Foods	Minerals	Services	Consolidated
				$	$	$	$
External revenues by market:
	U.S.			585,642	56,637	-	642,279
	Canada			24,393	22,764	-	47,157
	Europe and other			118,414	13,125	-	131,539
Total revenues from external customers				728,449	92,526	-	820,975
Segment operating income (loss)				36,423	8,178	(4,781)	39,820
Other expense, net							2,006
Interest expense, net							7,480
Provision for income taxes							10,302
Earnings from continuing operations							20,032

Three quarters ended
September 29, 2012
				Grains and		Consumer	International
				Foods	Ingredients	Products	Foods	SunOpta
				Group	Group	Group	Group	Foods
				$	$	$	$	$
External revenues by market:
	U.S.			346,507	55,804	133,246	50,085	585,642
	Canada			12,238	4,049	1,311	6,795	24,393
	Europe and other			38,351	2,555	1,322	76,186	118,414
Total revenues from external customers				397,096	62,408	135,879	133,066	728,449
Segment operating income (loss)				27,662	2,946	(549)	6,364	36,423

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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