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Earnings per share
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2013
Earnings Per Share Abstract  
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15. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Earnings (loss) per share were calculated as follows:

    December 28, 2013December 29, 2012December 31, 2011
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations      
 attributable to SunOpta Inc.$ (8,164)$ 22,968$ 16,230
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations,      
 net of taxes  (360)  1,256  (10,934)
Earnings (loss) attributable to SunOpta Inc.$ (8,524)$ 24,224$ 5,296
          
Basic weighted-average number of shares      
 outstanding  66,288,147  65,897,969  65,644,372
Dilutive potential of the following:      
 Employee/director stock options  1,165,133  551,723  705,332
 Warrants  378,845  161,705  233,445
Diluted weighted-average number of shares      
 outstanding  67,832,125  66,611,397  66,583,149
          
Earnings (loss) per share - basic:      
  - from continuing operations$(0.12)$0.35$0.25
  - from discontinued operations (0.01) 0.02 (0.17)
    $(0.13)$0.37$0.08
          
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted:      
  - from continuing operations$(0.12)$0.34$0.24
  - from discontinued operations (0.01) 0.02 (0.16)
    $(0.13)$0.36$0.08

For the years ended December 28, 2013, December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, options to purchase nil, 2,045,200 and 1,355,700 common shares, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of potential dilutive common shares due to their anti-dilutive effect.

 

For the year ended December 28, 2013, all potential dilutive common shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share due to their anti-dilutive effect of reducing the loss per share.