SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2015

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]

Components of Inventories

The components of inventories are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	September 25, 2015			December 31, 2014
Raw materials	$	10,285		$	6,457
Finished goods		14,656			14,714
Inventory reserves		(705	)		(618	)
LIFO reserve		(4,054	)		(4,672	)
	$	20,182		$	15,881

Components of Compensation Expense as a Result of Share-based Payments

The components of compensation expense are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 25, 2015		September 26, 2014		September 25, 2015		September 26, 2014
Stock appreciation right expense	$	13	$	15	$	76	$	50

Assumptions for Expected Term, Volatility and Risk-free Rate

The assumptions for expected term, volatility and risk-free rate are presented in the table below:

	September 25, 2015		September 26, 2014
Expected term (years)		0.9 - 4.8		1.9 - 4.8
Volatility		133.1% - 313.7%		244.2% - 353.4%
Risk-free interest rate		0.3% - 1.4%		0.6% - 1.7%