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ACCOUNTING CHANGES (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2013
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, Pensions, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Under the new method of accounting, referred to as mark-to-market (MTM), we recognize gains and losses in excess of the corridor annually, in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, resulting from changes in actuarial assumptions and the differences between actual and expected returns on plan assets and discount rates. Any interim remeasurements triggered by a curtailment, settlement, or significant plan change are recognized as an MTM adjustment in the period in which it occurs. The remaining components of pension expense, interest cost and the expected return on plan assets, are recorded on a quarterly basis as ongoing pension expense.
Compensated Absences Policy [Policy Text Block]
Employees now earn vacation in the same year in which it is used. Except where otherwise required by law, employees do not receive payment for any unused vacation and unused vacation cannot be carried forward to the subsequent year.