Guarantees	9 Months Ended
Oct. 06, 2012
Guarantees [Text Block]	Note 9 – Guarantees We have guaranteed lease obligations of certain food distribution customers. In the event these retailers are unable to meet their lease payments or otherwise experience an event of default, we would be unconditionally liable for the outstanding balance of their lease obligations ($1.5 million as of October 6, 2012, as compared to $7.9 million in debt and lease obligations as of December 31, 2011), which would be due in accordance with the underlying agreements. The decrease in outstanding obligations during fiscal 2012 is primarily due to the Company’s acquisition of No Frills, which resulted in the elimination of a $4.6 million guarantee of that former customer’s lease obligations. For guarantees issued after December 31, 2002, we are required to recognize an initial liability for the fair value of the obligation assumed under the guarantee. The maximum undiscounted payments we would be required to make in the event of default under these guarantees is $1.5 million, which is referenced above. These guarantees are secured by certain business assets and personal guarantees of the respective customers. We believe these customers will be able to perform under their respective agreements and that it is unlikely payments will be required or losses incurred under the guarantees. A liability representing the fair value of the obligations assumed under the guarantees is included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The amount of this liability is no longer significant due to elimination of the $0.7 million liability associated with the guarantee of the lease obligations of No Frills. We have also assigned various leases to other entities. If the assignees become unable to continue making payments under the assigned leases, we estimate our maximum potential obligation with respect to the assigned leases to be $8.8 million as of October 6, 2012 as compared to $11.4 million as of December 31, 2011.

Guarantees

9 Months Ended

Oct. 06, 2012

Note 9 – Guarantees

We have guaranteed lease obligations of certain food distribution customers. In the event these retailers are unable to meet their lease payments or otherwise experience an event of default, we would be unconditionally liable for the outstanding balance of their lease obligations ($1.5 million as of October 6, 2012, as compared to $7.9 million in debt and lease obligations as of December 31, 2011), which would be due in accordance with the underlying agreements. The decrease in outstanding obligations during fiscal 2012 is primarily due to the Company’s acquisition of No Frills, which resulted in the elimination of a $4.6 million guarantee of that former customer’s lease obligations.

For guarantees issued after December 31, 2002, we are required to recognize an initial liability for the fair value of the obligation assumed under the guarantee. The maximum undiscounted payments we would be required to make in the event of default under these guarantees is $1.5 million, which is referenced above. These guarantees are secured by certain business assets and personal guarantees of the respective customers. We believe these customers will be able to perform under their respective agreements and that it is unlikely payments will be required or losses incurred under the guarantees. A liability representing the fair value of the obligations assumed under the guarantees is included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The amount of this liability is no longer significant due to elimination of the $0.7 million liability associated with the guarantee of the lease obligations of No Frills.

We have also assigned various leases to other entities. If the assignees become unable to continue making payments under the assigned leases, we estimate our maximum potential obligation with respect to the assigned leases to be $8.8 million as of October 6, 2012 as compared to $11.4 million as of December 31, 2011.