XML 52 R41.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.8.0.1

Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 30, 2017
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  |  | December 30, 2017 | December 31, 2016
|  |  |  |  | $ | $
Goodwill |  | 109,533 | 223,611
Intangible assets with a finite life at cost, less accumulated |  |
| amortization of $41,036 (December 31, 2016 - $30,989) | 172,059 | 183,524
The following is a summary of changes in goodwill:
|  |  |  | Global Ingredients | Consumer Products | Total
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Balance at January 2, 2016 | 25,990 | 215,700 | 241,690
| Goodwill impairment(1) | (17,540) | - | (17,540)
| Foreign exchange | (195) | (344) | (539)
Balance at December 31, 2016 | 8,255 | 215,356 | 223,611
| Goodwill impairment(2) | - | (115,000) | (115,000)
| Foreign exchange | 922 | - | 922
Balance at December 30, 2017 | 9,177 | 100,356 | 109,533
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | The major components of intangible assets as at December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:
|  |  |  | December 30, 2017
|  |  |  | Cost | Accumulated amortization | Net book value
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Customer relationships | 211,176 | 39,274 | 171,902
Patents, trademarks and other | 1,919 | 1,762 | 157
|  |  |  | 213,095 | 41,036 | 172,059
|  |  |  | December 31, 2016
|  |  |  | Cost | Accumulated amortization | Net book value
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Customer relationships | 212,172 | 28,914 | 183,258
Patents, trademarks and other | 2,341 | 2,075 | 266
|  |  |  | 214,513 | 30,989 | 183,524
The following is a summary of changes in intangible assets:
|  |  |  |  | Customer | Patents, trademarks |
|  |  |  |  | relationships | and other | Total
|  |  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Balance at January 2, 2016 |  | 194,633 | 375 | 195,008
| Amortization |  | (11,166) | (116) | (11,282)
| Foreign exchange |  | (209) | 7 | (202)
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  | 183,258 | 266 | 183,524
| Impairment(1) |  | (456) | - | (456)
| Amortization |  | (11,086) | (109) | (11,195)
| Foreign exchange |  | 186 | - | 186
Balance at December 30, 2017 |  | 171,902 | 157 | 172,059
(1) Represents impairment of customer relationship intangible asset related to the exited nutrition bar product lines (see note 4).
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] | The Company estimates that the aggregate future amortization expense associated with finite-life intangible assets in each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter will be as follows:
|  |  |  |  | $
2018 |  | 11,135
2019 |  | 11,021
2020 |  | 10,324
2021 |  | 10,112
2022 |  | 10,112
Thereafter |  | 119,355
|  | 172,059

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsDisclosureAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life, by either major class or business segment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16265-109275 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill and intangible assets, which may be broken down by segment or major class. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amount of amortization expense expected to be recorded in succeeding fiscal years for finite-lived intangible assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleofFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFutureAmortizationExpenseTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration