CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Cash and cash equivalents [abstract]

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The cash and cash equivalent balance consists of:

		At December 31		At December 31		At January 1
(in thousands)		2018		2017		2017
Cash	$	1,152	$	2,717	$	6,927
Cash in MLJV and MWJV		654		913		1,557
Cash equivalents		21,401		6		7,410
	$	23,207	$	3,636	$	15,894

Cash equivalents consist of various investment savings account instruments and money market funds all of which are short term in nature, highly liquid and readily convertible into cash.