Other Expense (Income), Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income And Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Other Expense (Income), Net

The components of other expense (income) were as follows:

	Quarter ended
	March 31, 2018	April 1, 2017
	$	$
Increase (decrease) in fair value of contingent consideration (see note 4(4))	(2,416)	120
Impairment of long-lived assets and lease obligation costs⁽¹⁾	1,550	3,723
Product withdrawal and recall costs⁽²⁾	323	279
Employee termination costs⁽³⁾	232	1,750
Other	(91)	(429)
	(402)	5,443

(1) Impairment of long-lived assets and lease obligation costs

For the quarter ended March 31, 2018, included the remaining lease obligation related to the vacated nutrition bar processing facility, and an additional impairment loss related to an agreement to sell the Wahpeton roasting facility.

For the quarter ended April 1, 2017, represented the loss on the disposal of the San Bernardino assets, including the cost of the early buyout of the equipment leases.

(2) Product withdrawal and recall costs

For the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, represented product withdrawal and recall costs that were not eligible for reimbursement under the Company’s insurance policies, including certain costs related to the voluntary recall of certain roasted sunflower kernel products initiated by the Company during the second quarter of 2016.

(3) Employee termination costs

For the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, represented severance benefits, net of forfeitures of stock-based awards, and legal costs incurred in connection with the Value Creation Plan (see note 3).