NOTE 2 - NOTES RECEIVABLE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2015

Notes Receivable [Member]

NOTE 2 - NOTES RECEIVABLE (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

The components of short term and long term notes receivable as of September 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

	September 26, 2015			December 27, 2014
Aspen	$	514		$	514
SLE		—			448
Steele		—			3,365
Furmanite		—			4,704
Reserve		(514	)		(3,902	)
Total notes receivable		—			5,129
Less current portion (net of reserve)		—			(2,165	)
Notes receivable non-current	$	—		$	2,964