Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

Earnings Per Share Abstract

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

			Quarter ended				Three quarters ended
		October 3, 2015		October 4, 2014		October 3, 2015		October 4, 2014
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
	attributable to SunOpta Inc.	$	442	$	(617)	$	7,859	$	14,667
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations,
	net of income taxes		(128)		233		(262)		297
Earnings (loss) attributable to SunOpta Inc.		$	314	$	(384)	$	7,597	$	14,964
Basic weighted-average number of
	shares outstanding		69,180,603		66,918,863		68,198,611		66,763,931
Dilutive potential of the following:
	Employee/director stock options and RSUs		-		1,213,279		207,190		985,768
	Warrants		-		554,245		-		523,871
Diluted weighted-average number of
	shares outstanding		69,180,603		68,686,387		68,405,801		68,273,570
Earnings (loss) per share - basic:
	- from continuing operations	$	0.01	$	(0.01)	$	0.12	$	0.22
	- from discontinued operations		-		-		-		-
		$	-	$	(0.01)	$	0.11	$	0.22
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted:
	- from continuing operations	$	0.01	$	(0.01)	$	0.11	$	0.21
	- from discontinued operations		-		-		-		-
		$	-	$	(0.01)	$	0.11	$	0.21