OTHER ASSETS	9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
Other Assets [Abstract]
OTHER ASSETS	OTHER ASSETS In 2005, the Company acquired a 35.0 percent equity interest in PPI, which was accounted for using the equity method. During the first quarter of 2012, the shareholders of PPI and PPL contributed shares to form a new holding company, PPH, in exchange for equivalent value and control in PPH. As a result of this contribution, the Company's equity interest decreased to 31.0 percent of PPH. On March 7, 2012, the Company acquired a controlling interest in PPH, resulting in the consolidation of PPH in the Company's financial statements (see Note 3). The carrying amount of the equity investment prior to the acquisition of the controlling interest was $11.7 million as of March 6, 2012 and $11.0 million as of December 31, 2011. The Company’s proportionate share of earnings, included in the “Other income/(expense)” line of the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income, was $0.4 million through March 6, 2012 and $0.8 million and $1.9 million for the third quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2011, respectively. During the second quarter of 2011, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the parent of a customer. The current maturity portion is included in the "Receivables" line while the long-term portion is included in the "Other assets" line of the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. The agreement provides for interest on the loan at a variable market interest rate with the customer to repay the loan plus interest in semi-annual installments throughout the seven-year term. The Company has a long-term relationship with the customer and considers the loan fully collectible.

OTHER ASSETS

In 2005, the Company acquired a 35.0 percent equity interest in PPI, which was accounted for using the equity method. During the first quarter of 2012, the shareholders of PPI and PPL contributed shares to form a new holding company, PPH, in exchange for equivalent value and control in PPH. As a result of this contribution, the Company's equity interest decreased to 31.0 percent of PPH. On March 7, 2012, the Company acquired a controlling interest in PPH, resulting in the consolidation of PPH in the Company's financial statements (see Note 3). The carrying amount of the equity investment prior to the acquisition of the controlling interest was $11.7 million as of March 6, 2012 and $11.0 million as of December 31, 2011. The Company’s proportionate share of earnings, included in the “Other income/(expense)” line of the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income, was $0.4 million through March 6, 2012 and $0.8 million and $1.9 million for the third quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2011, respectively.

During the second quarter of 2011, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the parent of a customer. The current maturity portion is included in the "Receivables" line while the long-term portion is included in the "Other assets" line of the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. The agreement provides for interest on the loan at a variable market interest rate with the customer to repay the loan plus interest in semi-annual installments throughout the seven-year term. The Company has a long-term relationship with the customer and considers the loan fully collectible.