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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013 segment | Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 129,061 |  | $ 114,235 |
Operating income (loss) | 4,579 |  | (3,222) |
Assets | 44,979 | [1] | 41,804 | [1]
Cash capital expenditures | 501 |  | 818 |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,369 |  | 1,221 |
Interest Expense | 1,197 |  | 1,143 |
Interest Expense | (1,194) |  | (1,139) |
Number of Reportable Segments | 2 |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 29,295 |  | 31,460 |
Retail |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 69,642 |  | 72,360 |
Operating income (loss) | (1,064) |  | (2,645) |
Assets | 17,682 |  | 18,476 |
Cash capital expenditures | 11 |  | 228 |
Depreciation and amortization | 191 |  | 226 |
Interest Expense | 494 |  | 377 |
Recycling |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Revenues | 59,419 |  | 41,875 |
Operating income (loss) | 6,270 |  | (241) |
Assets | 23,290 |  | 18,658 |
Cash capital expenditures | 354 |  | 332 |
Depreciation and amortization | 815 |  | 609 |
Interest Expense | 423 |  | 468 |
Unallocated corporate |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | (627) |  | (336) |
Assets | 4,007 |  | 4,670 |
Cash capital expenditures | 136 |  | 258 |
Depreciation and amortization | 363 |  | 386 |
Interest Expense | 280 |  | 298 |
Change in Estimate of Allocating Expenses |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 569 |  |  |
Change in Estimate of Allocating Expenses | Retail |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 142 |  |  |
Change in Estimate of Allocating Expenses | Recycling |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ 427 |  |  |
[1] | Assets of ARCA Advanced Processing, LLC (AAP), the consolidated variable interest entity (VIE), that can only be used to settle obligations of AAP were $9,949 and $10,045 as of December 28, 2013, and December 29, 2012, respectively. Liabilities of AAP for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. were $1,874 and $1,948 as of December 28, 2013, and December 29, 2012, respectively.

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