10-Q/A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 1)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 28, 2013

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission File Number: 000-50367

CRAILAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia	98-0359306
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
305-4420 Chatterton Way
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	V8X 5J2
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(250) 658-8582
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes [X] No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “non-accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [   ]	Accelerated filer [X]
Non-accelerated filer [   ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes [   ] No [X]

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date. 44,472,698 shares of common stock as of November 6, 2013.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The sole purpose of this Amendment to Crailar Technologies Inc.’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 28, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2013 (the “Form 10-Q”), is to provide the consolidated financial statements and related notes from the Form 10-Q formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) to provide Exhibit 101 to the Form 10-Q in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. Exhibit 101 to this report provides the consolidated financial statements and related notes from the Form 10-Q formatted in XBRL. No other changes have been made to the Form 10-Q.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Document
3.1	Articles of Incorporation, as amended (15)
3.2	Bylaws (1)
4.1	Convertible Debenture Indenture among Crailar Technologies Inc. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, dated September 20, 2012 (20)
4.2	Convertible Debenture Indenture among Crailar Technologies Inc. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, dated February 25, 2013 (18)
4.3	Form of Subscription Agreement for Secured Subordinated Convertible Debentures (18)
4.4	Convertible Debenture Indenture among Crailar Technologies Inc. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, dated July 26, 2013 (21)
4.5	Form of Subscription Agreement for Secured Convertible Debentures (21)
4.6	Form of Warrant (21)
10.1	Collaboration Agreement dated effective May 7, 2004 between Hemptown Clothing, Inc., and the National Research Council of Canada (2)
10.2	Renewed Collaboration Agreement dated effective December 7, 2007 between Crailar Fiber Technologies Inc., and the National Research Council of Canada (2)
10.3	Amendment to the Renewed Collaboration Agreement dated effective February 19, 2010 between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and the National Research Council of Canada (2)
10.4	Master Agreement for Technology Development between Alberta Research Council and Crailar Fiber Technologies dated January 1, 2007 (3)
10.5	CEO Executive Services Agreement between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and Meriwether Accelerators LLC dated November 27, 2007 with effective date of August 24, 2007 (4)
10.6	2006 Stock Option Plan (5)
10.7	Letter Agreement dated September 2, 2008 between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and Lipper/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. (6)
10.8	Renewal of CEO Executive Services Agreement between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and Meriwether Accelerators LLC dated October 14, 2008 (7)
10.9	2008 Fixed Share Stock Option Plan (8)
10.10	CEO Executive Services Agreement between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and Kenneth Barker, dated for reference August 24, 2009 (10)
10.11	Service Agreement between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and OrganicWorks Marketing LLC dated November 25, 2010 (10)
10.12	Equipment Lease and Location Sublease dated August 9, 2010 between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and Eastern Flax of South Carolina, LLC (11)
10.13	2010 Fixed Share Option Plan (12)
10.14	Lease Agreement, dated June 30, 2011 between 0702311 BC Ltd. and Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (14)
10.15	Office Lease Agreement dated August 8, 2011 between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and MDW Properties, LLC (14)
10.16	Lease Agreement dated July 1, 2011 between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and Jessie Dale McCollough (14)
10.17	2011 Fixed Share Option Plan (13)
10.18	Supply Agreement among Crailar Technologies Inc. and Kowa Company Ltd., dated January 10, 2013 (16)
10.19	Development Agreement among Crailar Technologies Inc. and Cotswold Industries Inc., dated February 10, 2013 (17)
10.20	Senior Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Kenneth Barker, dated April 2, 2012 (20)
10.21	Senior Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Guy Prevost, dated April 2, 2012 (20)
10.22	Senior Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Jason Finnis, dated April 2, 2012 (20)
10.23	Senior Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Larisa Harrison, dated April 2, 2012 (20)
10.24	Senior Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Jay Nalbach, dated April 24, 2012 (20)
10.25	Senior Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Tom Robinson dated June 18, 2012 (20)
10.26	Marketing and Development Agreement among Crailar Technologies Inc. and Cone Denim LLC., dated March 11, 2013 (19)

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10.27	Demand Convertible Promissory Note from Crailar Technologies Inc. to Robert Edmunds, dated October 11, 2013 (22)
14.1	Corporate Governance Policy (9)
14.2	Corporate Disclosure Policy (9)
14.3	Securities Trading Policy (9)
14.4	Board of Directors Charter (9)
14.5	Terms of Reference for the Chief Financial Officer (9)
14.6	Terms of Reference of Committee Chairs (9)
14.7	Audit Committee Charter (9)
14.8	Corporate Governance Committee Charter (9)
14.9	Compensation Committee Charter (9)
14.10	Disclosure Charter Policy (9)
14.11	Code of Ethics (9)
14.12	Insider Trading and Reporting Guidelines (9)
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act.*
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act.*
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema*
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase*
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase*
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase*
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase*

*	Filed herewith.
(1)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2005.
(2)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010.
(3)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on June 25, 2007.
(4)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on December 21, 2007.
(5)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the SEC Commission on March 31, 2007.
(6)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on September 8, 2008.
(7)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 28, 2008.
(8)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form S-8 as filed with the SEC on October 10, 2008.
(9)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the SEC on April 11, 2008.
(10)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the SEC on April 13, 2010.
(11)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on August 12, 2010.
(12)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, as filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011.
(13)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form S-8 as filed with the SEC on February 16, 2012.
(14)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on May 11, 2012.
(15)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 1 2012.
(16)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on January 16, 2013.
(17)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2013.
(18)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2013.
(19)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 14, 2013.
(20)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013.
(21)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 31, 2013.
(22)	Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2013, as field with the SEC on November 7, 2013.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

CRAILAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.

By:	/s/ Kenneth C. Barker
	Kenneth C. Barker
	Chief Executive Officer and a director
	Date: November 7, 2013
By:	/s/ Theodore Sanders
	Theodore Sanders
	Chief Financial Officer
	Date: November 7, 2013

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Kenneth C. Barker, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 28, 2013 of Crailar Technologies Inc.;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)	all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)	any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 7, 2013

/s/ Kenneth C. Barker
By:           Kenneth C. Barker
Title:        Chief Executive Officer and a director
                 (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Theodore Sanders, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 28, 2013 of Crailar Technologies Inc.;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)	all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)	any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 7, 2013

/s/ Theodore Sanders
By:               Theodore Sanders
Title:            Chief Financial Officer
                     (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned, Kenneth C. Barker, the Chief Executive Officer and Theodore Sanders, the Chief Financial Officer, of Crailar Technologies Inc. (the “Company”), each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2013, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Kenneth C. Barker
Kenneth C. Barker
Chief Executive Officer and a director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 7, 2013

/s/ Theodore Sanders
Theodore Sanders
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: November 7, 2013

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signatures that appear in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Crailar Technologies Inc. and will be retained by Crailar Technologies Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

__________

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Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

						Net Book Value		Net Book Value
				Accumulated		September 28,		December 31,
		Cost		Amortization		2013		2012
Patents	$	158,020	$	67,478	$	90,543	$	77,961
Trademarks		125,324		96,468		28,856		7,639
License fee		56,669		19,401		37,268		9,019
	$	340,013	$	183,346	$	156,667	$	94,619

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013
Revenues	$ 15,438	$ 0	$ 197,814	$ 0	$ 197,814
Cost of sales	21,936	0	222,755	0	222,755
Gross profit	(6,498)	0	(24,941)	0	(24,941)
Expenses
Advertising and promotion	125,849	225,074	450,902	342,850	1,381,939
Amortization and depreciation	288,661	60,080	636,270	164,678	1,019,133
Consulting and contract labour	104,682	201,137	398,229	590,706	3,271,008
Facility costs	350,834	0	1,460,355	0	1,460,355
General and administrative	355,361	259,492	934,396	671,994	2,957,362
Interest	588,028	41,421	1,382,879	41,425	1,779,541
Professional fees	125,050	96,636	604,186	495,217	2,145,672
Research and development	130,332	292,033	223,287	645,138	2,474,621
Salaries and benefits	1,009,033	935,827	2,832,382	3,123,469	11,649,745
Total Expenses	3,077,830	2,111,700	8,922,886	6,075,477	28,142,376
Loss before other items	(3,084,328)	(2,111,700)	(8,947,827)	(6,075,477)	(28,169,317)
Other items:
Gain on disposal of assets	0	0	790	0	790
Write down of equipment	(13,368)	0	(13,368)	0	(704,516)
Write down of inventory	(2,548,827)	0	(3,422,582)	0	(3,726,245)
Fair Value adjustment derivative liabilities	(27,695)	80,197	452,518	(188,972)	(113,338)
Other income	0	0	0	0	1,177
Loss from continuing operations	(5,674,218)	(2,031,503)	(11,930,469)	(6,264,449)	(32,709,449)
Profit from discontinued operations	0	0	0	0	11,317
Net loss	(5,674,218)	(2,031,503)	(11,930,469)	(6,264,449)	(32,698,132)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Exchange differences on translating to presentation currency	(443,006)	78,935	304,688	113,669	(10,643)
Total comprehensive loss	$ (6,117,224)	$ (1,952,568)	$ (11,625,781)	$ (6,150,780)	$ (32,708,775)

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Derivative liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Derivative liabilities [Text Block]

5.

Derivative Liability

The derivate liability consist of warrants that were originally issued in private placements which have exercise prices denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency. These warrants are non-cash liabilities and the Company is not required to expend any cash to settle these liabilities. The fair value of these warrants as at September 28, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	Exercise price	September 28, 2013	December 31, 2012
275,506 warrants expiring on May 19, 2013	$1.25	$Nil	$257,564
533,887 warrants expiring on Oct 14, 2014	$3.45	$327	$230,471
		$327	$488,035

The fair value of these warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, using the following assumptions:

	September 28, 2013	December 31, 2012
Volatility	65%	57% - 66%
Dividend yield	-	-
Risk-free interest rate	0.36%	0.12 – 0.25%
Expected life, in years	0.67	0.38 – 1.73

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Capital Stock (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	196,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercises in Period	37,500
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises	$ 46,875
Class of Warrant or Right, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	2 years 6 months		2 years 6 months
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation and Exercise of Stock Options	118,239
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vests in Period	1,393,844	1,288,330
Stock based compensation	1,642,532	1,944,411	7,780,841
Officers and directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	191,000
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	186,770
Consulting and contract labour [Member]
Stock based compensation	214,398	185,147
Salaries and benefits [Member]
Stock based compensation	1,428,134	1,759,264
Options for Employees and Consultants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	196,000
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	$ 192,873

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Derivative liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]

	Exercise price	September 28, 2013	December 31, 2012
275,506 warrants expiring on May 19, 2013	$1.25	$Nil	$257,564
533,887 warrants expiring on Oct 14, 2014	$3.45	$327	$230,471
		$327	$488,035

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	September 28, 2013	December 31, 2012
Volatility	65%	57% - 66%
Dividend yield	-	-
Risk-free interest rate	0.36%	0.12 – 0.25%
Expected life, in years	0.67	0.38 – 1.73

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Schedule of Inventory, Current (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory, Net	$ 2,418,901	$ 2,904,652
CRAiLAR fiber [Member]
Inventory, Net	438,115	0
Decorticated fiber [Member]
Inventory, Net	455,912	51,504
Flax seed [Member]
Inventory, Net	199,928	1,172,155
Raw flaw fiber feedstock [Member]
Inventory, Net	1,293,250	1,680,993
Others [Member]
Inventory, Net	$ 31,696	$ 0

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Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Demand convertible promissory note in favor of Mr. Robert Edmunds (after period end) [Member] CAD	Sep. 28, 2013 60 day convertible promissory notes issued in favor of three directors (after period end) [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 60 day convertible promissory notes issued in favor of three directors (after period end) [Member] CAD	Sep. 28, 2013 Acquisition of a European facility (after period end) [Member] USD ($)
Proceeds from Convertible Debt	$ 8,143,108	$ 10,231,000	$ 18,194,370	500,000
Interest Rate				20.00%	12.00%	12.00%
Notes Issued					146,293	151,925
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount							$ 1,200,000

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Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit	$ 0.87
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit	$ 3.05
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding	6,490,461	6,416,043
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	2 years 8 months 23 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.81	$ 1.77
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	5,490,547
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.86

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Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Valuation Assumptions (Details) (Warrants [Member])	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	65.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	0.36%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	0 years 8 months 1 day
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate		57.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate		0.12%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term		0 years 4 months 17 days
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate		66.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate		0.25%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term		1 year 8 months 23 days

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Related Parties Transactions (Narrative) (Details) (Salaries and benefits [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Salaries and benefits [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 1,104,489	$ 766,012

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Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

1.	Basis of Presentation
	These unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial reporting and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. They do not include all information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statement disclosure. However, except as disclosed herein, there have been no material changes in the information contained in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Operating results for the period ended September 28, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 18, 2013 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
	Effective fiscal 2013, the Company began to report quarterly results on a 4-4-5 basis, with the quarter ending on the Saturday closest to the last day of each third month. In fiscal 2013, the Company's first quarter ended on March 30, 2013, the second quarter ended on June 29, 2013, the third quarter ended on September 28, 2013 and the fourth quarter will end on December 28, 2013.
	In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim balance sheet and related interim statement of operations and cash flows include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. Actual results and outcomes may differ from management’s estimates and assumptions.
	The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using US GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and payment of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred losses since inception of $44,163,920 and further losses are anticipated in the development of its business. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve or maintain profitability. Accordingly, these factors raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
	The Company evaluated events occurring between September 28, 2013 and the date financial statements were issued.
	Recent accounting pronouncements with future effective dates are not expected to have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Property and Equipment [Text Block]

3. Property and Equipment

						Net Book Value		Net Book Value
				Accumulated		September 28,		December 31,
		Cost		Amortization		2013		2012
Automobiles	$	58,745	$	9,835	$	48,910	$	57,559
Computer equipment		125,732		68,910		56,822		48,398
Equipment		538,854		98,387		440,467		359,445
Equipment held for sale		70,000		-		70,000		105,045
Furniture and fixtures		63,607		36,345		27,262		29,980
Leasehold improvements		6,157,226		409,152		5,748,114		4,979,548
Production equipment		3,274,400		303,073		2,971,327		-
Production equipment in construction		5,740,807		-		5,740,807		7,606,837
Website development costs		125,311		106,263		19,048		105,045
	$	16,154,722	$	1,031,965	$	15,122,757	$	13,248,688

Depreciation of production equipment and leasehold improvements commenced on January 1, 2013 as the Company’s manufacturing facility started production. During the period ended September 28, 2013, the Company disposed of assets held for sale for a gain of $790 and wrote down equipment for a loss of $13,368.

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Long term debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Long term debt [Text Block]

6.	Long Term Debt
	On September 20, 2012, the Company completed the offering of $10,051,262 (CDN$10,000,000) convertible debentures (the “Notes 2012”). The Notes 2012 mature on September 20, 2017. The Notes 2012 bear interest at a rate of 10% per year, payable semi-annually on March 31 and September 30, starting March 31, 2013. As at September 28, 2013, accrued interest of $485,296 (CDN$500,000) was included in accrued liabilities.
	On February 26, 2013, the Company completed an offering of $4,712,068 (CDN$5,000,000) convertible debentures (the “Notes 2013”). The Notes 2013 mature on September 30, 2017. The Notes 2013 bear interest at a rate of 10% per year, payable semi-annually on March 31 and September 30, starting September 30, 2013. As at September 28, 2013, accrued interest of $288,518 (CDN$297,260) was included in accrued liabilities. Non-Canadian resident holders of Note 2013 will be ranked subordinately to Note 2012. Holders of Note 2013 will receive additional interest for the amount equal to the withholding taxes paid by the Company for Canadian tax purpose.
	Holders of Notes 2012 and Notes 2013 have the option to convert at a price of $2.85 (CDN$2.90) per common shares in the capital of the Company at any time prior to the maturity date. The Company may redeem the Notes 2012 and Notes 2013 after September 30, 2015 provided that the market price at the time of the redemption notice is not less than 125% of the conversion price. The conversion rate is subject to standard anti-dilution provisions.
	Notes 2012 and Notes 2013 are secured by a Guaranty and Security Agreement signed with the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Crailar Inc. (“CI”), a Nevada incorporated company. CI provides a security interest over its assets, having an aggregate acquisition cost of no less than US$5,500,000, as security for its guarantee obligation which shall rank in priority to all other indebtedness of CI.
	The Notes 2012 and Notes 2013 do not contain a beneficial conversion feature, as the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance was less than the conversion price. All proceeds from the notes were recorded as a debt instrument.
	On July 26, 2013, the Company closed a subordinated convertible debenture for gross proceeds of $3,431,040 (CDN$3,535,000) (the “Notes 2013A). The Notes 2013A will mature on July 26, 2016 and will accrue interest at a rate of 10% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 31 and September 30 commencing September 30, 2013. At the holder’s option, the debentures may be converted into common shares in the capital of the Company at any time up to the earlier of the maturity date and the business day immediately preceding the date specified by the Company for redemption of the debentures. The conversion price, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, will be CDN$2.00 per share.

In addition, the Company issued 800 transferable common share purchase warrants (each, a "Warrant") for each CDN$1,000 of principal amount, resulting in an aggregate of 2,828,000 Warrants, with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one additional Share (each, a "Warrant Share") at an exercise price of $1.25 per Warrant Share until July 26, 2016. The Company determined the fair value of the warrants to be $974,386 (CDN$1,003,910) using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions: Expected dividend yield – 0 ; Expected stock price volatility – 56%; Risk-free interest rate – 0.59%; Expected life – 2.83 years.

The proceeds were allocated to the Notes 2013A and the Warrants based on their relative fair values and accordingly, $2,676,211 (CDN$2,757,300) was allocated to the Notes 2013A and $754,829 (CDN$777,700) was allocated to the Warrants and recorded as a reduction in the Notes 2013A and an increase in additional paid-in capital.

During the period ending September 28, 2013 the Company recorded amortization of the Notes 2013A discount in the amount of $35,815 (CDN$38,321) which was included in interest expense.

The Company paid a total of $400,404 (CDN$412,537) and issued 192,360 warrants for agent commission and other expenses for Notes 2013A which has been recorded as deferred debt issuance costs. Each broker warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share for $1.25 per share for three years from the date of issuance. The fair value of the brokers’ warrant portion calculated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model was $66,278 (CDN$68,286). Of the total costs incurred on the Notes 2013A $364,012 (CDN$375,042) was recorded as deferred debt issuance costs and $102,670 (CDN$105,781) was charged to additional paid-in capital.

Notes 2013A are secured by a Guaranty and Security Agreement signed with the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Crailar Inc. (“CI”), a Nevada incorporated company. CI provides a security interest over its assets, having an aggregate acquisition cost of no less than US$5,000,000, as security for its guarantee obligation which shall rank in priority to all other indebtedness of CI. These assets are different assets than those referred to above for the Notes 2012 and Notes 2013.

During the period ended September 28, 2013, the Company recorded $288,462 (CDN$297,202) as interest expenses for the amortization of the deferred issuance costs.

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Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Intangible Assets [Text Block]

4. Intangible Assets

						Net Book Value		Net Book Value
				Accumulated		September 28,		December 31,
		Cost		Amortization		2013		2012
Patents	$	158,020	$	67,478	$	90,543	$	77,961
Trademarks		125,324		96,468		28,856		7,639
License fee		56,669		19,401		37,268		9,019
	$	340,013	$	183,346	$	156,667	$	94,619

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 16,154,722
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	1,031,965
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	15,122,757	13,248,688
Automobiles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	58,745
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	9,835
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	48,910	57,559
Computer equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	125,732
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	68,910
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	56,822	48,398
Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	538,854
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	98,387
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	440,467	359,445
Equipment held for sale [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	70,000
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	70,000	105,045
Furniture and fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	63,607
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	36,345
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	27,262	29,980
Leasehold improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	6,157,226
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	409,152
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	5,748,114	4,979,548
Production equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	3,274,400
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	303,073
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	2,971,327	0
Production equipment in construction [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	5,740,807
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	5,740,807	7,606,837
Website development [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	125,311
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	106,263
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 19,048	$ 105,045

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Schedule of Stockholders' Equity Note, Warrants or Rights, Activity (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Beginning of Period	3,168,212
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning of Period	$ 4.01
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercises in Period	(37,500)
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.25
Class of Warrant or Right, Expirations in Period	(2,596,825)
Class of Warrant or Right, Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 4.17
Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	3,020,360
Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.25
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, End of Period	3,554,247
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, End of Period	$ 1.58

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common Stock, No Par Value
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	44,472,698	44,239,198	41,701,604
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	44,472,698	44,239,198	41,701,604

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

9.

Subsequent Events

On October 11, 2013, the Company issued a demand convertible promissory note in favor of Mr. Robert Edmunds, one of its directors, pursuant to a loan from Mr. Edmunds to the Company in the principal amount of CDN$500,000. The promissory note provides for simple interest accruing on the principal amount at the rate of 20% per annum, which is payable in full on repayment of the principal amount. The principal amount, including outstanding interest, is due and payable on the second business day after Mr. Edmunds provides the Company with written notice demanding the repayment thereof (the “Final Repayment Date”). The Company may repay and redeem any portion of the principal amount and its then related interest, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the Final Repayment Date by providing Mr. Edmunds with no less than five calendar days’ prior written notice with such repayment being due and owing at the end of such five-day period. If the Company determines to issue securities by way of any equity and/or debt private placement or financing at the time any outstanding principal and interest on the promissory note is outstanding, then Mr. Edmunds has the right to convert any portion of the then outstanding principal amount and interest into identical securities issued by the Company pursuant to any such financing transaction. Subsequent to the period end, the Company issued 60 day convertible promissory notes in favor of three directors of the Company, pursuant to a loan to the Company in the principal amount of $146,293 (CDN$151,925).  The promissory note provides for simple interest accruing on the principal amount at the rate of 12% per annum, which is payable in full on repayment of the principal amount.   Subsequent to the period end, the Company acquired a European facility with no capital by retiring $1.2 million of the vendors’ debt over a three year period. Additionally, CRAiLAR entered into a ten-year lease and option to purchase agreement on the building housing the facility with a renewal option for an additional ten years.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013
Cash flows used in operating activities
Net loss from continuing operations	$ (11,930,469)	$ (6,264,449)	$ (32,709,449)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities
Amortization and depreciation	875,295	164,678	1,261,158
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs	288,462	0	378,682
Amortization of debt discount	35,815	0	35,815
Rent	114,199	0	234,035
Stock based compensation	1,642,532	1,944,411	7,780,841
Gain on disposal of assets	(790)	0	(790)
Write down of equipment	13,368	0	704,516
Write down of inventory	3,422,582	0	3,726,245
Fair value adjustment of derivative liability	(452,518)	188,972	113,338
Gain on foreign exchange	0	0	(71,990)
Changes in working capital assets and liabilities
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	33,262	(17,434)	37,917
(Increase) in inventory	(2,936,831)	(1,821,585)	(6,145,146)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses	(164,910)	10,974	(201,570)
Increase in accounts payable	607,870	445,889	1,676,427
Increase in accrued liabilities	958,767	115,583	1,703,275
Increase in due to related parties	0	0	56,945
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations	(7,493,366)	(5,232,961)	(21,419,751)
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	0	0	79,982
Net cash flows used in operating activities	(7,493,366)	(5,232,961)	(21,339,769)
Cash flows used in investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment	(2,734,667)	(6,048,478)	(16,374,089)
Acquisition of intangible assets	(89,323)	(31,740)	(194,192)
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(2,823,990)	(6,080,218)	(16,568,281)
Cash flows used in financing activities
Issuance of capital stock and warrants	239,746	3,545,526	22,203,727
Notes payable	0	0	(200,000)
Convertible Debenture	8,143,108	10,231,000	18,194,370
Deferred issuance costs for convertible debenture	(875,981)	(1,059,990)	(1,959,917)
Related parties payments	0	0	(1,025,960)
Net cash flows from financing activities	7,506,873	12,716,536	37,212,220
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	280,247	113,669	(10,643)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2,530,236)	1,517,026	(706,473)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning	2,877,210	6,340,505	1,053,477
Cash and cash equivalents, ending	346,974	7,857,531	346,974
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION AND NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Cash paid for interest	277,485	7,985	0
Cash paid for income taxes	0	0	0
Capital stock issued as share issue costs	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 346,974	$ 2,877,210
Accounts receivable	39,030	72,292
Inventory	2,418,901	2,904,652
Prepaid expenses and other	271,695	106,785
Total Current Assets	3,076,600	5,960,939
Deferred Debt Issuance Costs	1,575,421	1,024,294
Property and Equipment, net	15,122,757	13,248,688
Intangible Assets, net	156,667	94,619
Total Assets	19,931,445	20,328,540
Current
Accounts payable	2,014,288	1,406,418
Accrued liabilities	2,553,590	1,480,624
Derivative Liability	327	488,035
Total Current Liabilities	4,568,205	3,375,077
Long Term Debt	17,272,271	10,051,262
Total Liabilities	21,840,476	13,426,339
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Capital Stock Authorized: 100,000,000 common shares without par value Issued and outstanding: 44,472,698 commons shares (December 31, 2012 - 44,239,198 and December 31, 2011 - 41,701,604)	33,009,970	32,616,795
Subscription receivable	(64,050)	(64,050)
Additional Paid-in Capital	9,304,136	7,061,406
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	24,296	(459,036)
Deficit	(11,485,251)	(11,485,251)
Deficit accumulated in the development stage	(32,698,132)	(20,767,663)
Total Stockholders Equity	(1,909,031)	6,902,201
Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity	$ 19,931,445	$ 20,328,540

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Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 340,013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	183,346
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	156,667	94,619
Patent [Member]
Finite-Lived Patents, Gross	158,020
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	67,478
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	90,543	77,961
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Trademarks, Gross	125,324
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	96,468
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	28,856	7,639
License Fee [Member]
Finite-Lived License Agreements, Gross	56,669
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	19,401
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 37,268	$ 9,019

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Long term debt (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended			48 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended				9 Months Ended													9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 CAD	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Warrants [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Warrants [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Convertible Notes [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Convertible Notes [Member] CAD	Dec. 31, 2012 Convertible Notes - 2012 [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Convertible Notes - 2012 [Member] CAD	Jun. 29, 2013 Convertible Notes - 2012 [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2013 Convertible Notes - 2012 [Member] CAD	Sep. 28, 2013 Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member] CAD	Sep. 28, 2013 Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member] Agent warrants [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member] Agent warrants [Member] CAD	Sep. 28, 2013 Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member] Brokers Warrants [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member] Brokers Warrants [Member] CAD	Sep. 28, 2013 Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member] CAD	Sep. 28, 2013 Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member] Warrants [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member] Warrants [Member] CAD	Sep. 28, 2013 Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member] Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member] Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member] CAD	Jul. 26, 2013 Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member] Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member] CAD	Sep. 28, 2013 Naturally Advanced Technologies [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2013 Crailar Inc. [Member] USD ($)
Notes Issued										$ 10,051,262	10,000,000			$ 4,712,068	5,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage										10.00%	10.00%			10.00%	10.00%											10.00%
Interest Payable												485,296	500,000	288,518	297,260
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price								$ 2.85	2.90																	2.00
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price																											5,500,000	5,000,000
Proceeds from Convertible Debt	8,143,108		10,231,000	18,194,370																				3,431,040	3,535,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	3,020,360	3,020,360														192,360	192,360			2,828,000	2,828,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Exercise Price																		$ 1.25		$ 1.25
Warrants Issued During Period, Value																		66,278	68,286	974,386	1,003,910	754,829	777,700	2,676,211	2,757,300
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate						0.00%	0.00%													0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate						65.00%														56.00%	56.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate						0.36%														0.59%	0.59%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term						0 years 8 months 1 day														2 years 9 months 29 days	2 years 9 months 29 days
Amortization of debt discount	35,815		0	35,815										35,815	38,321
Deferred Issuance costs for convertible debenture	875,981		1,059,990	1,959,917										364,012	375,042	400,404	412,537
Additional Paid-in Capital	9,304,136			9,304,136	7,061,406									102,670	105,781
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs	$ 288,462	297,202

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Related Parties Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Related Parties Transactions [Text Block]

8.	Related Parties Transactions
	During the period ended September 28, 2013, $1,104,489 (2012 - $766,012) was incurred for remuneration to officers and directors of the Company which was recorded as salaries and benefits expense.

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Schedule of Derivative Instruments (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	3,554,247	3,168,212
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.58	$ 4.01
Expiring on May 19, 2013 [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	275,506
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.25
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$ 0	$ 257,564
Expiring on October 14, 2014 [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	533,887
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 3.45
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	327	230,471
Warrants [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$ 327	$ 488,035

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Property and Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

						Net Book Value		Net Book Value
				Accumulated		September 28,		December 31,
		Cost		Amortization		2013		2012
Automobiles	$	58,745	$	9,835	$	48,910	$	57,559
Computer equipment		125,732		68,910		56,822		48,398
Equipment		538,854		98,387		440,467		359,445
Equipment held for sale		70,000		-		70,000		105,045
Furniture and fixtures		63,607		36,345		27,262		29,980
Leasehold improvements		6,157,226		409,152		5,748,114		4,979,548
Production equipment		3,274,400		303,073		2,971,327		-
Production equipment in construction		5,740,807		-		5,740,807		7,606,837
Website development costs		125,311		106,263		19,048		105,045
	$	16,154,722	$	1,031,965	$	15,122,757	$	13,248,688

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Capital Stock

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Capital Stock [Text Block]

7.	Capital Stock
	During the period ended September 28, 2013, the Company issued shares as follows:

a.	A total of 196,000 shares were issued pursuant to the exercise of employee and consultants options for proceeds of $192,873. Options totaling 191,000, with proceeds of $186,770 were exercised by the directors and officers of the Company.
b.	A total of 37,500 shares were issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants for proceeds of $46,875.

Share purchase warrants outstanding as at September 28, 2013 are:

	Warrants	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2012
	3,168,212	$4.01
Warrants exercised	(37,500)	$1.25
Warrants expired	(2,596,825)	$4.17
Warrants issued	3,020,360	$1.25
Warrants outstanding, September 28, 2013
	3,554,247	$1.58

The weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding warrants at September 28, 2013, is 2.50.

Stock options outstanding as at September 28, 2013 are:

	Shares	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding, December 31, 2012	6,416,043	$1.77
Options granted	285,000	2.25
Options exercised	(196,000)	0.98
Options expired	(6,249)	1.91
Options cancelled	(8,333)	2.23
Options outstanding, September 28, 2013
	6,490,461	$1.81

Stock options outstanding at September 28, 2013, are summarized as follows:

		Weighted Average			Weighted
Range of		Remaining	Weighted		Average
Exercise	Number	Contractual Life	Average	Number	Exercise
Prices	Outstanding	(yr.)	Exercise Price	Exercisable	Price
$0.87 - $3.05	6,490,461	2.73	$1.81	5,490,547	$1.86

During the period ended September 28, 2013, 196,000 options were exercised and a total of $118,239 has been reclassified from additional paid-in capital to capital stock.

During the period ended September 28, 2013, 1,393,844 (2012 – 1,288,330) options vested under the Company’s amended 2011 Fixed Share Option Plan. A total expense of $1,642,532 (2012 - $1,944,411) was recorded as stock-based compensation, of this amount $214,398 (2012 - $185,147) was included in consulting and contract labour expense and $1,428,134 (2012 - $1,759,264) was included in salaries and benefits expense.

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Inventory

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Inventory [Text Block]

2.	Inventory
	As at September 28, 2013, inventory consists of:

		September 28, 2013		December 31, 2012
CRAiLAR fiber	$	438,115	$	-
Decorticated fiber		455,912		51,504
Flax seed		199,928		1,172,155
Raw flax fiber feedstock		1,293,250		1,680,993
Other		31,696		-
	$	2,418,901	$	2,904,652

During the period ended September 28, 2013, the Company wrote off $3,422,582 (2012 - $Nil) of raw flax fiber feedstock, decorticated fiber and seed inventory to reduce the book value to net realizable value.

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Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Beginning of Period	6,416,043
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning of Period	$ 1.77
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	285,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.25
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	(196,000)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.98
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period	(6,249)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.91
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period	(8,333)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.23
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, End of Period	6,490,461
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, End of Period	$ 1.81

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Capital Stock (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Schedule of Stockholders' Equity Note, Warrants or Rights, Activity [Table Text Block]

	Warrants	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2012
	3,168,212	$4.01
Warrants exercised	(37,500)	$1.25
Warrants expired	(2,596,825)	$4.17
Warrants issued	3,020,360	$1.25
Warrants outstanding, September 28, 2013
	3,554,247	$1.58

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

	Shares	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding, December 31, 2012	6,416,043	$1.77
Options granted	285,000	2.25
Options exercised	(196,000)	0.98
Options expired	(6,249)	1.91
Options cancelled	(8,333)	2.23
Options outstanding, September 28, 2013
	6,490,461	$1.81

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]

		Weighted Average			Weighted
Range of		Remaining	Weighted		Average
Exercise	Number	Contractual Life	Average	Number	Exercise
Prices	Outstanding	(yr.)	Exercise Price	Exercisable	Price
$0.87 - $3.05	6,490,461	2.73	$1.81	5,490,547	$1.86

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Inventory (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

		September 28, 2013		December 31, 2012
CRAiLAR fiber	$	438,115	$	-
Decorticated fiber		455,912		51,504
Flax seed		199,928		1,172,155
Raw flax fiber feedstock		1,293,250		1,680,993
Other		31,696		-
	$	2,418,901	$	2,904,652

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Property and Equipment (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013
Gain on disposal of assets	$ 0	$ 0	$ 790	$ 0	$ 790
Write down of equipment	$ 13,368	$ 0	$ 13,368	$ 0	$ 704,516

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Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013
Cumulative Deficit	$ 44,163,920

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Nov. 06, 2013
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 28, 2013
Trading Symbol	crlrf
Entity Registrant Name	CRAILAR TECHNOLOGIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001210294
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		44,472,698
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

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Inventory (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013
Write down of inventory	$ 2,548,827	$ 0	$ 3,422,582	$ 0	$ 3,726,245
Raw flax fiber feedstock and decorticated fiber [Member]
Write down of inventory			$ 3,422,582	$ 0