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Employee Retirement Plan
12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2012
Employee Retirement Plan [Abstract]  
Employee Retirement Plan

13.  Employee Retirement Plan

Lakes has a qualified defined contribution employee savings plan for all full-time employees. The savings plan allows eligible participants to defer, on a pre-tax basis, a portion of their salary and accumulate tax-deferred earnings as a retirement fund. Lakes currently matches employee contributions up to a maximum of 4% of participating employees’ gross wages. The Company contributed approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million during fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, respectively. Company contributions are vested over five years.