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Supplemental cash flow information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract] |
Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures Text Block | 16. Supplemental C ash F low I nformation
|  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012 | December 31, 2011
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Changes in non-cash working capital, net of |  |  |
| businesses acquired: |  |  |
|  | Accounts receivable | 4,029 | (18,904) | 4,632
|  | Inventories | (17,414) | (19,180) | (39,687)
|  | Income tax recoverable | (5,693) | 2,395 | (1,249)
|  | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,907 | 3,409 | 4,532
|  | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 7,070 | 9,541 | (10,254)
|  | Customer and other deposits | (1,327) | 3,901 | (2,143)
|  |  |  | (10,428) | (18,838) | (44,169)
Cash paid for: |  |  |
| Interest | 7,125 | 8,541 | 7,632
| Income taxes | 10,715 | 6,304 | 7,256
As at December 28, 2013, c ash and cash equivalents included $4,084 (December 29, 2012 – $3,966) that is specific to Opta Minerals and cannot be utilized by the Company for general corporate purposes.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4313-108586 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 95 -Paragraph 32 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4332-108586 + Details
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