Note 8 - Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE

8

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ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses are summarized as follows:

	END OF FISCAL YEAR
	2018		2017
	(in thousands)
Compensation	$	80,877	$	71,760
Interest		374		362
Restructuring		11,907		2,568
Taxes		14,539		19,948
Accrued purchases		5,329		4,569
Warranty and sales allowances		3,495		4,111
Other		9,450		7,656
Accrued Expenses	$	125,971	$	110,974

Other non-current liabilities include pension liability of

$62.4

million and

$43.3

million as of

December 30, 2018

and

December 31, 2017,

respectively (see the discussion below in Note

17

entitled “Employee Benefit Plans”).