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Statement of Shareholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands | Total | Common Stock [Member] | Additional Paid In Capital [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
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Balance at Jan. 01, 2011 | $ 305,127 | $ 180,661 | $ 12,336 | $ 95,212 | $ 2,833 | $ 14,085
Balance, shares at Jan. 01, 2011 |  | 65,500 |  |  |  |
Employee Share Purchase Plan And Compensation Grants | 626 | 626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Employee Share Purchase Plan And Compensation Grants, shares |  | 119 |  |  |  |
Exercise of options | 529 | 821 | (292) | 0 | 0 | 0
Exercise of options, shares |  | 177 |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation | 2,090 | 0 | 2,090 | 0 | 0 | 0
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations | 17,866 | 0 | 0 | 16,230 | 0 | 1,636
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (10,934) | 0 | 0 | (10,934) | 0 | 0
Currency translation adjustment | (796) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (743) | (53)
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of income taxes | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 148
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 | 314,948 | 182,108 | 14,134 | 100,508 | 2,382 | 15,816
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2011 |  | 65,796 |  |  |  |
Employee Share Purchase Plan And Compensation Grants | 546 | 546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Employee Share Purchase Plan And Compensation Grants, shares |  | 111 |  |  |  |
Exercise of options | 241 | 373 | (132) | 0 | 0 | 0
Exercise of options, shares |  | 100 |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation | 2,853 | 0 | 2,853 | 0 | 0 | 0
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations | 24,511 | 0 | 0 | 22,968 | 0 | 1,543
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (103) | 0 | 0 | 1,256 | (1,359) | 0
Currency translation adjustment | 741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 572 | 169
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of income taxes | (87) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (58) | (29)
Payment to non-controlling interest | (115) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (115)
Balance at Dec. 29, 2012 | 343,535 | 183,027 | 16,855 | 124,732 | 1,537 | 17,384
Balance, shares at Dec. 29, 2012 |  | 66,007 |  |  |  |
Employee Share Purchase Plan And Compensation Grants | 549 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Employee Share Purchase Plan And Compensation Grants, shares |  | 80 |  |  |  |
Exercise of options | 2,013 | 2,800 | (787) | 0 | 0 | 0
Exercise of options, shares |  | 441 |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation | 3,255 | 0 | 3,255 | 0 | 0 | 0
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations | (8,654) | 0 | 0 | (8,164) | 0 | (490)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (360) | 0 | 0 | (360) | 0 | 0
Currency translation adjustment | 2,209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,817 | 392
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of income taxes | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 22
Balance at Dec. 28, 2013 | $ 342,612 | $ 186,376 | $ 19,323 | $ 116,208 | $ 3,397 | $ 17,308
Balance, shares at Dec. 28, 2013 |  | 66,528 |  |  |  |

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