Note 3 - Receivables

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE

3

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RECEIVABLES

The Company has adopted credit policies and standards intended to reduce the inherent risk associated with potential increases in its concentration of credit risk due to increasing trade receivables from sales to owners and users of commercial office facilities and with specifiers such as architects, engineers and contracting firms. Management believes that credit risks are further moderated by the diversity of its end customers and geographic sales areas. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and requires collateral as deemed necessary. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of its customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances

may

be required. As of

January

1,

2017

and

January

3,

2016,

the allowance for bad debts amounted to

$3.8

million and

$4.5

million, respectively, for all accounts receivable of the Company. Reserves for warranty and returns allowances amounted to

$5.5

million and

$4.8

million as of

January

1,

2017

and

January

3,

2016,

respectively.