Note 9 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 29, 2019			Year ended December 30, 2018			Year ended December 31, 2017
Current:
Federal/State	$	(39	)	$	102		$	18
Foreign		987			650			621
		948			752			639
Deferred:
Federal		—			—			—
Foreign		(160	)		(75	)		(79	)
		(160	)		(75	)		(79	)
Income tax expense	$	788		$	677		$	560

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 29, 2019			Year ended December 30, 2018			Year ended December 31, 2017
Federal income tax expense (recovery)	$	(1,093	)	$	48		$	(2,550	)
State income tax expense (recovery), net of federal tax benefit		199			24			26
Change in income tax rates due to tax reform		—			—			7,944
Loss (income) of foreign subsidiaries taxed at different rates		14			586			333
Change in valuation allowance		3,249			(61	)		(6,146	)
Foreign tax credit		113			869			302
Reassessment of losses by tax authority		—			—			—
Deemed income inclusion of foreign subsidiary		203			170			79
Expiry of operating loss carry forwards		19			226			441
Permanent and other differences		(1,916	)		(1,185	)		131
Income tax expense	$	788		$	677		$	560

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 29, 2019			Year ended December 30, 2018			Year ended December 31, 2017
Domestic (U.S.)	$	(1,969	)	$	1,569		$	(6,089	)
Foreign (Non U.S.)		(3,238	)		(1,340	)		(1,196	)
	$	(5,207	)	$	229		$	(7,285	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	December 29 , 201 9			December 30, 2018
Deferred income tax assets - net:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	19,646		$	20,451
Interest deduction carry forwards		2,907			1,568
Capital loss carryforwards		3,563			3,563
Tax credit carryforwards		4,310			4,911
Property, plant and equipment and other assets		(3,981	)		(5,089	)
Reserves, allowances and accruals		4,314			2,056
Other		1,255			1,145
		32,014			28,605
Valuation allowance		(31,474	)		(28,225	)
Net deferred income tax assets	$	540		$	380