Note 11 - Asset Impairments	9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2011
Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block]	11. Asset Impairments During the third quarter of 2011, the company recorded asset impairment charges of approximately $2.3 million within selling, general and administrative expenses. These charges resulted from the shut-down of the company’s manufacturing facility in Dünsen, Germany during the third quarter of 2011 and continuing declines in the commercial real estate market affecting the value of the company’s previously closed manufacturing sites in Des Plaines, Illinois and Dundalk, Ireland. The charges were recognized as an “other” charge for segment reporting purposes. Impairment charges and fair value measurements related to these facilities were based on independent broker valuations (market approach) and are considered Level 3 measurements within the fair value hierarchy for financial reporting purposes. The carrying values of the company’s Assets held for sale are $5.3 million for Des Plaines, $0.4 million for Dundalk and $0.9 million for Dünsen as of October 1, 2011.

Note 11 - Asset Impairments

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

11. Asset Impairments

During the third quarter of 2011, the company recorded asset impairment charges of approximately $2.3 million within selling, general and administrative expenses. These charges resulted from the shut-down of the company’s manufacturing facility in Dünsen, Germany during the third quarter of 2011 and continuing declines in the commercial real estate market affecting the value of the company’s previously closed manufacturing sites in Des Plaines, Illinois and Dundalk, Ireland. The charges were recognized as an “other” charge for segment reporting purposes. Impairment charges and fair value measurements related to these facilities were based on independent broker valuations (market approach) and are considered Level 3 measurements within the fair value hierarchy for financial reporting purposes. The carrying values of the company’s Assets held for sale are $5.3 million for Des Plaines, $0.4 million for Dundalk and $0.9 million for Dünsen as of October 1, 2011.