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Note 3 - Share Repurchase Program
9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
3.
SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
 
On
April 28, 2014,
the Company
’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”) which became effective on
May 1, 2014
and authorized the Company to repurchase up to
1.8
million shares of its outstanding common stock over a period
not
to exceed
twelve
months. The Share Repurchase Program was extended through
June 2, 2016,
and the maximum number of shares authorized to be repurchased under the program was increased to
3.4
million shares.  Share repurchases under this program were made in accordance with SEC Rule
10b
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using a variety of methods, which included open market purchases and block trades in compliance with applicable insider trading and other securities laws and regulations. With the exception of repurchases made during stock trading black-out periods under
10b5
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Plans, the timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases were determined at the Company’s discretion. The Share Repurchase Program expired on
June 2, 2016
and did
not
obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares.  From the inception of the Share Repurchase Program on
May 1, 2014
through its expiration on
June 2, 2016,
the Company repurchased
2,592,095
shares for an aggregate cost (excluding fees and commissions) of
$10,480.
  During the
nine
-month period ended
September 25, 2016,
the Company repurchased
149,904
shares under this program for a total cost (excluding fees and commissions) of
$603.