Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 71,487	$ 65,530
Restricted cash	2,082	1,406
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $2,395 and $2,163	65,963	64,321
Inventories	54,951	56,758
Unbilled contract costs and fees	3,068	6,580
Other current assets	9,799	10,525
Total Current Assets	207,350	205,120
Property, Plant, and Equipment, at Cost, Net	47,704	42,293
Other Assets	11,452	11,002
Intangible Assets, Net	52,730	38,032
Goodwill	151,455	119,051
Total Assets	470,691	415,498
Current Liabilities:
Short-term obligations (Note 6)	643	5,250
Accounts payable	23,929	24,418
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	20,508	19,583
Customer deposits	21,168	20,123
Accrued income taxes	2,739	5,333
Other current liabilities	19,926	21,921
Total Current Liabilities	88,913	96,628
Long-Term Deferred Income Taxes (Note 5)	14,631	8,992
Other Long-Term Liabilities (Note 3)	17,100	15,933
Long-Term Obligations (Note 6)	65,768	26,000
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders' Equity (Notes 3 and 4):
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 14,624,159 shares issued	146	146
Capital in excess of par value	101,405	100,536
Retained earnings	321,050	297,258
Treasury stock at cost, 3,686,532 and 3,850,779 shares	(90,335)	(94,359)
Accumulated other comprehensive items (Note 13)	(49,637)	(36,972)
Total Kadant Stockholders' Equity	282,629	266,609
Noncontrolling interest	1,650	1,336
Total Stockholders' Equity	284,279	267,945
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 470,691	$ 415,498