Note 10 - Business Unit Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2015

Notes Tables

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

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
	September 26 , 2015			September 27, 2014			September 26, 2015			September 27, 2014
Net sales
Electronics	$	102,616		$	107,754		$	307,549		$	313,726
Automotive		81,475			80,639			251,464			245,083
Electrical		31,419			29,215			88,831			86,566
Total net sales	$	215,510		$	217,608		$	647,844		$	645,375
Depreciation and amortization
Electronics	$	5,811		$	5,582		$	17,384		$	16,482
Automotive		3,244			3,435			9,883			10,609
Electrical		1,260			1,414			3,839			4,096
Total depreciation and amortization	$	10,315		$	10,431		$	31,106		$	31,187
Operating income (loss)
Electronics	$	20,923		$	25,800		$	61,755		$	70,805
Automotive		15,253			12,227			39,123			35,158
Electrical		5,781			3,224			13,220			7,541
Other (1)		(33,373	)		(1,121	)		(39,795	)		(6,065	)
Total operating income		8,584			40,130			74,303			107,439
Interest expense		922			1,292			3,021			3,736
Foreign exchange (gain) loss		(3,549	)		(101	)		(1,724	)		2,022
Other (income) expense, net		(1,430	)		(2,261	)		(3,758	)		(4,893	)
Income before income taxes	$	12,641		$	41,200		$	76,764		$	106,574

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 26, 2015		September 27, 2014		September 26 , 2015		September 27, 2014
United States	$	85,049	$	85,326	$	258,030	$	243,979
China		49,345		45,905		143,694		134,166
Other countries		81,116		86,377		246,120		267,230
Total	$	215,510	$	217,608	$	647,844	$	645,375

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

	Long-lived assets (b)
	September 26, 2015		December 27, 2014
United States	$	27,250	$	34,179
Mexico		13,613		47,936
China		37,900		40,981
Other countries		84,002		35,544
Total	$	162,765	$	158,640

	Additions to long-lived assets
	September 26, 2015		September 27, 2014
United States	$	8,367	$	5,215
Mexico		6,518		5,784
China		5,159		3,461
Other countries		15,082		4,962
Total	$	35,126	$	19,422