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Accounts receivable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accounts Notes Loans And Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

				December 28, 2013	December 29, 2012
				$	$
Trade receivables				111,593	115,737
Allowance for doubtful accounts				(1,676)	(2,423)
				109,917	113,314

				December 28, 2013	December 29, 2012
				$	$
Balance, beginning of year				2,423	1,596
Net additions to provision				1,247	1,639
Accounts receivable written off, net of recoveries				(1,996)	(844)
Effects of foreign exchange rate differences				2	32
Balance, end of year				1,676	2,423

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 3, 4

-Article 5

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