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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During 2014, the Company entered into a 5-year lease with the seller of Atlas Carpet Mills, Inc. to lease three manufacturing facilities as part of the acquisition. The seller is an associate of the Company. Rent paid to the seller during the three and nine months ended September 27, 2014 was $114 and $228, respectively. The lease was based on current market values for similar facilities.

During 2014, the Company entered into a joint venture ("Desso/Masland JV") with Desso, NV, a Netherlands based Company for the purpose of selling and distributing Hospitality floorcovering products in the United States. The Company had net sales of $605 and $615 to the Desso/Masland JV during the three and nine months ended September 27, 2014, respectively. The net sales to the joint venture were billed at the Company's cost of the products.