(4) Share-Based Payments	3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
(4) Share-Based Payments	(4) Share-Based Payments The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). The Company provides an estimate of forfeitures at initial grant date. Reductions in compensation expense associated with the forfeited options are estimated at the date of grant, and this estimated forfeiture rate is adjusted periodically based on actual forfeiture experience. The company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of the stock options granted. During the quarters ended March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014, a total of 123,500 and 108,500 stock options, respectively were granted to employees under the Company’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan) and a total of 45,000 and 30,000 stock options were granted to outside directors, respectively. During the quarters ended March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014 the Company issued 41,700 and 32,900 shares, respectively as a result of employee option exercises. During the quarters ended March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014 there were no expired stock options. During the quarters ended March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014 the Company repurchased 21,170 and 14,964 shares, respectively from employees to facilitate their exercise of stock options. As of March 28, 2015, there was $623 thousand of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the plans; that cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.88 years. During the quarters ended March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014, the Company recognized $66,347 and $72,448, respectively as shared-based compensation expense related to previously granted shares under the Plan.

(4) Share-Based Payments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). The Company provides an estimate of forfeitures at initial grant date. Reductions in compensation expense associated with the forfeited options are estimated at the date of grant, and this estimated forfeiture rate is adjusted periodically based on actual forfeiture experience. The company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of the stock options granted.

During the quarters ended March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014, a total of 123,500 and 108,500 stock options, respectively were granted to employees under the Company’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan) and a total of 45,000 and 30,000 stock options were granted to outside directors, respectively.

During the quarters ended March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014 the Company issued 41,700 and 32,900 shares, respectively as a result of employee option exercises. During the quarters ended March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014 there were no expired stock options.

During the quarters ended March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014 the Company repurchased 21,170 and 14,964 shares, respectively from employees to facilitate their exercise of stock options.

As of March 28, 2015, there was $623 thousand of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the plans; that cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.88 years.

During the quarters ended March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014, the Company recognized $66,347 and $72,448, respectively as shared-based compensation expense related to previously granted shares under the Plan.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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