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TableAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table]
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000802967 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Equity Components [Axis]Equity Component [Domain]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2015-01-04 - 2016-01-02
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of tax, are as follows (in thousands):
 
Pension and other Postretirement benefit Liability
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at December 28, 2013
$
(3,513
)
 
$
(14,403
)
 
$
(17,916
)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax of $2,108
(20,241
)
 
(22,439
)
 
(42,680
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $21
(27
)
 
—

 
(27
)
Balance at January 3, 2015
$
(23,781
)
 
$
(36,842
)
 
$
(60,623
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax of $6
4,464

 
(31,164
)
 
(26,700
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $67
416

 
—

 
416

Balance at January 2, 2016
$
(18,901
)
 
$
(68,006
)
 
$
(86,907
)
  
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following (in thousands):
 
Years Ended
 
January 2,
2016
 
January 3,
2015
Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans:
 
 
 
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost
$
24

 
$
28

Amortization of unrecognized cumulative actuarial net loss (gain)
459

 
(34
)
Total before tax
483

 
(6
)
Tax expense
67

 
21

Net of tax
$
416

 
$
(27
)