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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2016
IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsByJurisdictionAbstract  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax Table Text Block
Fiscal Year
(in thousands)201520142013
United States$901$2,764$5,297
Foreign226223349
Total$1,127$2,987$5,646
Income Tax Expense Benefit [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit [Table Text Block]
Fiscal Year
(in thousands)201520142013
Current:
Federal$(767)$(1,264)$(1,201)
State(45)(263)(397)
Foreign(87)(112)(88)
(899)(1,639)(1,686)
Deferred:
Federal514879(21)
State3372810
851907(11)
Total income tax expense$(48)$(732)$(1,697)
Intraperiod Tax Allocation Abstract  
Schedule of Intraperiod Tax Allocation [Table Text Block]
Fiscal Year
(in thousands)201520142013
Continuing operations$(48)$(732)$(1,697)
Discontinued operations3,328(367)(313)
Total income tax benefit (expense)$3,280$(1,099)$(2,010)
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]  
Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
(in thousands)
Balance at December 30, 2012$21
Increases attributable to tax positions taken during prior periods 26
Decreases attributable to tax positions taken during prior periods (4)
Increases attributable to tax positions taken during the current period 2
Balance at December 29, 201345
Increases attributable to tax positions taken during prior periods 69
Audit settlements(19)
Decreases due to lapses of statutes of limitations(14)
Balance at December 28, 201481
Decreases due to lapses of statutes of limitations(34)
Balance at January 3, 2016$47
Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Table Text Block]
January 3,December 28,
(in thousands)20162014
Deferred tax asset:
Deferred rent$3,379$3,352
State net operating loss carry-forwards1,7791,607
Financing lease obligation1,1701,300
Deferred revenue476303
Tax credit carryover376330
Stock compensation344381
Accrued expenses284236
Lease reserve223211
Accrued and deferred compensation15111
Inventories1048
Intangible property basis difference---5
Total deferred tax asset$8,192$7,784
Deferred tax liability:
Property and equipment basis difference$(952)$(4,959)
Inventories(562)(614)
Prepaid expenses(236)(311)
Intangible property basis difference(134)(55)
Total deferred tax liability$(1,884)$(5,939)
Net deferred tax assets6,3081,845
Valuation allowance(1,817)(1,639)
Total net deferred tax asset$4,491$206
Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
Fiscal Year
201520142013
Federal statutory tax rate34.0%34.0%34.0%
State taxes, net of valuation allowance and federal benefit5.43.24.9
Foreign taxes7.73.71.6
Tax effect of permanent differences – meals and entertainment1.41.50.7
Tax effect of permanent differences – tip credit17.28.14.5
Tax effect of permanent differences – other(0.6)(1.4)(0.4)
Tax effect of general business credits(50.7)(23.8)(13.4)
Tax effect of foreign tax credit(7.7)(3.7)(1.6)
Uncertain tax positions------0.4
Other(2.4)2.9(0.7)
Effective tax rate(1)4.3%24.5%30.0%
The decrease in the 2015 effective tax rate is primarily due to the small amount of 2015 pre-tax book income.