Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):



	July 2, 2011			January 1, 2011
Land	$	15,573		$	15,570
Building and improvements	19,057			18,829
Machinery and equipment	13,689			11,432
Furniture and fixtures	2,220			2,161
Capital in progress	3,653			2,669
Total property, plant and equipment, gross	54,192			50,661
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(16,843		)	(15,475		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	37,349		$	35,186

Total depreciation and amortization expense for the three month periods ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010 was $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and for the six month periods ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010 was $1.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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