Stock-Based Compensation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

The amount of compensation cost related to stock-based payment transactions is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity instruments issued.  The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.  The Company determines compensation cost for restricted stock units ("RSUs"), phantom stock units, and restricted stock based on the grant-date fair value of the underlying common stock.  Compensation cost is recognized over the period that an officer, employee, or non-employee director provides service in exchange for the award.

The Company recognizes compensation cost for RSUs that are expected to vest and records cumulative adjustments in the period that the expectation changes.  Stock-based compensation for the nine fiscal months ended September 28, 2013, as presented in the table above, includes the material reversal of stock-based compensation expense recognized for the performance-based RSUs scheduled to vest on January 1, 2014 recorded in the second fiscal quarter of 2013.  $1,778 of these reversed costs had been originally reported as a separate line item upon cessation of employment of certain former executives in 2011, and accordingly, this adjustment is also reported as a separate line item in the consolidated condensed statements of operations.