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Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012
|  |  |  | $ | $
Goodwill | 53,673 | 57,414
Intangible assets with a finite life at cost, less accumulated |  |
| amortization of $29,033 (December 29, 2012 - $24,300) | 47,991 | 52,885
The following is a summary of changes in goodwill:
|  |  |  |  | $
Balance at December 31, 2011 |  | 49,387
| Acquisitions during the year |  | 7,892
| Impact of foreign exchange and other |  | 135
Balance at December 29, 2012 |  | 57,414
| Goodwill impairment |  | (3,552)
| Impact of foreign exchange and other |  | (189)
Balance at December 28, 2013 |  | 53,673
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] |
The following is a summary of changes in intangible assets:
|  |  |  | Customer and other | Patents and |  |
|  |  |  | relationships | trademarks | Other | Total
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $ | $
Balance at December 31, 2011 | 45,369 | 546 | 2,120 | 48,035
| Acquisitions (see note 2) | 9,347 | - | - | 9,347
| Additions | - | - | 128 | 128
| Amortization | (4,163) | (101) | (669) | (4,933)
| Impact of foreign exchange | 295 | - | 13 | 308
Balance at December 29, 2012 | 50,848 | 445 | 1,592 | 52,885
| Additions | - | 12 | 170 | 182
| Impairment (see note 13) | (310) | - | - | (310)
| Amortization | (4,206) | (91) | (436) | (4,733)
| Impact of foreign exchange | 246 | - | (279) | (33)
Balance at December 28, 2013 | 46,578 | 366 | 1,047 | 47,991
Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  |  | $
2014 |  | 4,718
2015 |  | 4,551
2016 |  | 4,359
2017 |  | 4,359
2018 |  | 4,324
Thereafter |  | 25,680
|  | 47,991

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