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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2017
IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsByJurisdictionAbstract  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax Table Text Block
Fiscal Year
(in thousands)201620152014
United States$(5,264)$901$2,764
Foreign322226223
Total$(4,942)$1,127$2,987
Income Tax Expense Benefit [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit [Table Text Block]
Fiscal Year
(in thousands)201620152014
Current:
Federal$(629)$(767)$(1,264)
State112(45)(263)
Foreign(99)(87)(112)
(616)(899)(1,639)
Deferred:
Federal2,428514879
State18833728
2,616851907
Total income tax benefit (expense)$2,000$(48)$(732)
Intraperiod Tax Allocation Abstract  
Schedule of Intraperiod Tax Allocation [Table Text Block]
Fiscal Year
(in thousands)201620152014
Continuing operations$2,000$(48)$(732)
Discontinued operations(442)3,328(367)
Total income tax benefit (expense)$1,558$3,280$(1,099)
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 29, 2013$45
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, 201647
Increases attributable to tax positions taken during prior periods 142
Audit settlements(41)
Decreases due to lapses of statutes of limitations(33)
Balance at January 1, 2017$115
Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Table Text Block]
January 1,January 3,
(in thousands)20172016
Deferred tax asset:
Deferred rent$3,184$3,379
State net operating loss carry-forwards2,3251,779
Financing lease obligation1,0281,170
Tax credit carryover910376
Accrued expenses585284
Stock-based compensation472344
Deferred revenue452476
Lease reserve222223
Accrued and deferred compensation67151
Contribution carryover18---
Inventories910
Total deferred tax asset$9,272$8,192
Deferred tax liability:
Property and equipment basis difference$(1,671)$(952)
Inventories(295)(562)
Prepaid expenses(269)(236)
Intangible property basis difference(56)(134)
Total deferred tax liability$(2,291)$(1,884)
Net deferred tax assets6,9816,308
Valuation allowance(2,348)(1,817)
Total net deferred tax asset$4,633$4,491
Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
Fiscal Year
201620152014
Federal statutory tax rate34.0%34.0%34.0%
State taxes, net of valuation allowance and federal benefit5.85.43.2
Foreign taxes(2.0)7.73.7
Tax effect of permanent differences – meals and entertainment(1.5)1.41.5
Tax effect of permanent differences – tip credit(3.4)17.28.1
Tax effect of permanent differences – other0.3(0.6)(1.4)
Tax effect of general business credits8.9(50.7)(23.8)
Tax effect of foreign tax credit2.0(7.7)(3.7)
Uncertain tax positions(2.7)------
Other(0.9)(2.4)2.9
Effective tax rate(1)40.5%4.3%24.5%
The decrease in the 2015 effective tax rate is primarily due to the small amount of 2015 pre-tax book income.