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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax Table Text Block |
|  | Year Ended
(in thousands) |  | December 31, 2017 |  | January 1, 2017
United States |  | $ | (7,807) |  | $ | (6,699)
Foreign |  |  | 283 |  |  | 322
Total |  | $ | (7,524) |  | $ | (6,377)
Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended
(in thousands) |  | December 31, 2017 |  | January 1, 2017
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | (418) |  | $ | 1,178
State |  |  | — |  |  | (85)
Foreign |  |  | (69) |  |  | (99)
|  |  | (487) |  |  | 994
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 1,228 |  |  | 889
State |  |  | 117 |  |  | 389
|  |  | 1,345 |  |  | 1,278
Total income tax benefit |  | $ | 858 |  | $ | 2,272
Schedule of Intraperiod Tax Allocation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended
(in thousands) |  | December 31, 2017 |  | January 1, 2017
Continuing operations |  | $ | 858 |  | $ | 2,272
Discontinued operations |  |  | 889 |  |  | (713)
Total income tax benefit |  | $ | 1,747 |  | $ | 1,559
Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] |
(in thousands) |  |  |
Balance at January 3, 2016 |  |  | 47
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
Audit settlements |  |  | (89)
Decreases due to lapses of statutes of limitations |  |  | (13)
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 13
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
(in thousands) |  | December 31, 2017 |  | January 1, 2017
Deferred tax asset: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred rent |  | $ | 567 |  | $ | 3,184
Federal net operating loss carry-forwards |  |  | 2,486 |  |  | —
State net operating loss carry-forwards |  |  | 3,573 |  |  | 2,325
Intangible property basis difference |  |  | 138 |  |  | —
Financing lease obligation |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,028
Tax credit carryover |  |  | 1,761 |  |  | 910
Accrued expenses |  |  | 74 |  |  | 585
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 141 |  |  | 472
Deferred revenue |  |  | 257 |  |  | 452
Lease reserve |  |  | 449 |  |  | 222
Accrued and deferred compensation |  |  | 38 |  |  | 67
Contribution carryover |  |  | 36 |  |  | 18
Inventories |  |  | 5 |  |  | 9
Total deferred tax asset |  | $ | 9,918 |  | $ | 9,272
Deferred tax liability: |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment basis difference |  | $ | (1,060) |  | $ | (1,671)
Inventories |  |  | (60) |  |  | (295)
Prepaid expenses |  |  | (139) |  |  | (269)
Intangible property basis difference |  |  | — |  |  | (56)
Total deferred tax liability |  | $ | (1,259) |  | $ | (2,291)
Net deferred tax assets |  |  | 8,659 |  |  | 6,981
Valuation allowance |  |  | (2,836) |  |  | (2,348)
Deferred tax asset |  | $ | 5,823 |  | $ | 4,633
Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended |
|  | December 31, 2017 |  | January 1, 2017 |
Federal statutory tax rate |  | 34.0 | % | 34.0 | %
State taxes, net of valuation allowance and federal benefit |  | 2.4 |  | 4.0 |
Federal rate change and impact on state benefit |  | (24.1) |  | — |
Foreign taxes |  | (0.9) |  | (1.6) |
Tax effect of permanent differences |  | (2.0) |  | (4.5) |
Tax effect of general business credits |  | 3.7 |  | 5.0 |
Tax effect of foreign tax credit |  | 0.9 |  | 1.6 |
Uncertain tax positions |  | 1.7 |  | (2.1) |
Stock-based compensation |  | (4.4) |  | — |
Other |  | 0.2 |  | (0.8) |
Effective tax rate |  | 11.5 | % | 35.6 | %

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