Retirement Benefit Plan (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Retirement Benefit Plan [Abstract]

Net periodic benefit cost for the Company's defined benefit retirement plan

The cost for the plan for the three-month fiscal periods ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011 included the following components:

	Three Fiscal Months Ended
	December 31, 2011			January 1, 2011
	(expressed in thousands)
Service cost	$	107		$	117
Interest cost		216			194
Expected return on plan assets		(171	)		(172	)
Net amortization and deferral		20			37
Net periodic benefit cost	$	172		$	176