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Shareholders' Equity
9 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2014
Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity

10. Shareholders’ Equity

Tender Offer

On August 28, 2013, the Company announced a tender offer to purchase up to $35.75 million in value of shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a price neither greater than $6.50 nor less than $5.75 per share, to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest (the "Offer"). On September 26, 2013, the Company amended the Offer (the "Amended Offer") to increase the price range at which it would purchase its common stock to a range of neither greater than $7.00 nor less than $6.50 per share and to decrease the dollar amount of the Offer to $25.0 million. The Amended Offer was completed on October 15, 2013, with the Company purchasing approximately 1.0 million shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $7.00 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $6.9 million, excluding fees and expenses related to the Amended Offer. The 1.0 million shares represented approximately 3.1% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock at that time. The Company financed the Amended Offer from borrowings under the Amended Term Loan under its existing Credit Facility. See Note 6 for further information. 

On March 21, 2012, the Company completed a tender offer to purchase 11.0 million shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $5.00 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $55.0 million, excluding fees and expenses relating to the tender offer The 11.0 million shares accepted for purchase represented approximately 27% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock at that time.

Share Repurchase Plan

Under the Company’s share repurchase plan, the Company may buy back shares of its outstanding stock either on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions subject to market conditions and trading restrictions. During the quarter ended September 26, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately 485 thousand shares of its common stock at an average price of $6.13 per share for a total cost of approximately $3.0 million. During the nine months ended September 26, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately 1.7 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $6.07 per share for a total cost of approximately $10.3 million. As of September 26, 2014, the Company had approximately $4.3 million available under its share repurchase plan authorization. During the quarter ended September 27, 2013, the Company did not buy back any shares under its share repurchase plan.  During the nine months ended September 27, 2013, the Company repurchased approximately 124 thousand shares of its common stock at an average price of $4.80 per share for a total cost of approximately $594 thousand.