BENEFIT FROM INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Benefit From Income Taxes

6. BENEFIT FROM INCOME TAXES

 The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 included the partial refund of certain carried-forward Research and Experimental (R&E) tax credits. During the three month period ended October 2, 2010, the Company finalized and filed the R&E claim as part of its 2009 federal tax return and subsequently received cash of $297 for the R&E credits. Such refund was recorded as a benefit from income taxes during the third quarter of 2010.