Note 13 - Business Unit Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011
Net sales
Electronics	$	87,779		$	96,288		$	254,342		$	282,032
Automotive		51,878			47,703			155,954			151,957
Electrical		33,031			29,996			98,823			83,773
Total net sales	$	172,688		$	173,987		$	509,119		$	517,762
Depreciation and amortization
Electronics	$	5,115		$	5,940		$	15,713		$	16,616
Automotive		1,911			1,442			4,862			4,481
Electrical		943			923			2,911			2,713
Total depreciation and amortization	$	7,969		$	8,305		$	23,486		$	23,810
Operating income (loss)
Electronics	$	17,186		$	18,610		$	43,075		$	56,974
Automotive		7,018			6,456			23,489			24,580
Electrical		8,235			7,472			23,795			21,467
Other(a)		(1,508	)		(2,964	)		(1,508	)		(7,238	)
Total operating income		30,931			29,574			88,851			95,783
Interest expense		454			414			1,298			1,271
Other (income) expense, net		(516	)		(1,897	)		(1,172	)		(1,934	)
Income before income taxes	$	30,993		$	31,057		$	88,725		$	96,446

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

	For the Three Months Ended(a)				For the Nine Months Ended(a)
	September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011		September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011
United States	$	56,043	$	56,225	$	170,653	$	174,895
China		39,282		41,159		107,409		116,694
Other countries		77,363		76,603		231,057		226,173
Total	$	172,688	$	173,987	$	509,119	$	517,762

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

	Long-lived assets(b)
	September 29, 2012		December 31, 2011
United States	$	98,603	$	92,482
China		42,075		45,466
Canada		43,506		42,299
Other countries		117,698		98,917
Total	$	301,882	$	279,164