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Long-term debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Line Of Credit Facilities And Long Term Debt [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012
|  |  |  | $ | $
Bank indebtedness: |  |
| North American credit facilities(1) | 64,382 | 75,700
| European credit facilities(2) | 61,892 | 44,611
| Opta Minerals revolving term credit facility(3) | 15,579 | 10,750
|  |  |  | 141,853 | 131,061
Long-term debt: |  |
| Opta Minerals non-revolving term credit facility(3) | 42,253 | 50,315
| Lease obligations(4) | 6,444 | 7,219
| Other | 311 | 664
|  |  |  | 49,008 | 58,198
| Less: current portion | 6,354 | 6,925
|  |  |  | 42,654 | 51,273
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  | $
2014 | 6,354
2015 | 6,098
2016 | 6,054
2017 | 5,996
2018 | 5,894
Thereafter | 18,612
|  |  |  | 49,008
Schedule Of Interest Expense And Interest Income [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012 | December 31, 2011
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Interest expense | 8,046 | 9,602 | 9,086
Interest income | (186) | (269) | (247)
Interest expense, net | 7,860 | 9,333 | 8,839

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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the combined aggregate amount of maturities and sinking fund requirements for all long-term borrowings for each of the five years following the date of the latest balance sheet date presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6802200&loc=d3e1835-112601 + Details
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