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Property, plant and equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block] | 8. Property, P lant and E quipment
|  |  |  | December 28, 2013
|  |  |  | Cost | Accumulated depreciation | Net book value
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Land | 7,486 | - | 7,486
Buildings | 67,612 | 18,507 | 49,105
Machinery and equipment | 174,454 | 80,505 | 93,949
Enterprise software | 6,850 | 5,535 | 1,315
Office furniture and equipment | 10,041 | 6,033 | 4,008
Vehicles | 6,730 | 4,520 | 2,210
|  |  |  | 273,173 | 115,100 | 158,073
|  |  |  | December 29, 2012
|  |  |  | Cost | Accumulated depreciation | Net book value
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Land | 7,659 | - | 7,659
Buildings | 59,388 | 15,793 | 43,595
Machinery and equipment | 153,204 | 69,841 | 83,363
Enterprise software | 7,164 | 5,878 | 1,286
Office furniture and equipment | 7,581 | 4,897 | 2,684
Vehicles | 6,028 | 4,036 | 1,992
|  |  |  | 241,024 | 100,445 | 140,579
Included in machinery and equipment as at December 28, 2013 wa s $10,263 (December 29, 2012 – $13,475) representing construction in process assets which were not being depreciated as they had not yet reached the stage of commercial viability. Also included in machinery and equipment as at December 28, 2013 wa s equipment under capital leases with a cost of $7,807 (December 29, 2012 – $1,132) and a net book value of $7,517 (December 29, 2012 – $9 94). In addition, mach inery and equipment includes $3,577 (December 29, 2012 – $2,913) of spare parts inventory. Total depreciation expense included in cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of operations related to property, plant and equipment for the year ended December 28, 2013 was $1 7,6 66 (December 29, 2012 – $15,293; December 31, 2011 – $1 3,935).

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -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 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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