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Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2013 | Mar. 28, 2014
Basis of Presentation [Abstract] |  |
Value of inflated hours, hours included in inventory |  | $ 82,000
Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements [Abstract] |  |
Impact of errors correction on earnings | 437,000 | 437,000
Impact of errors correction on earnings net of tax attributable to parent | 69,000 | 69,000
Overstatement of Payroll Accrual [Member] |  |
Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements [Abstract] |  |
Impact of errors correction on earnings |  | 337,000
Overstatement of Warranty Accrual [Member] |  |
Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements [Abstract] |  |
Impact of errors correction on earnings |  | 217,000
Overstatement of Work in Progress Inventory [Member] |  |
Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements [Abstract] |  |
Impact of errors correction on earnings |  | (117,000)
Understatement of Deferred tax liabilities [Member] |  |
Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements [Abstract] |  |
Impact of errors correction on earnings |  | $ 285,000

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- Definition Prior to the filing of this Form 10-Q, the Company's Audit Committee completed its investigation of the accounting irregularities related to the artificial inflation of the number of hours worked on manufacturing certain products included in its Belgian subsidiary's, Twin Disc International S.A. ("TWINSA") inventory. The value of those hours totaled $82,000, and have been properly reflected as cost of goods sold in the Company's statement of operations for the quarter ended March 28, 2014. The investigation did not identify any additional irregularities requiring adjustment to the Company's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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