Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2016

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

		January 2, 2016	January 3, 2015	December 28, 2013
		$	$	$
Revenues		113,805	180,793	183,269
Cost of goods sold		(99,256)	(154,629)	(153,819)
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(11,170)	(19,108)	(20,577)
Intangible asset amortization		(1,987)	(2,236)	(2,551)
Goodwill impairment		-	(10,975)	(3,552)
Other expense, net(1)		(15,097)	(4,801)	(1,593)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)		717	(1,216)	1,183
Interest expense		(4,389)	(3,821)	(3,644)
Loss before income taxes		(17,377)	(15,993)	(1,284)
Loss on classification as held for sale before income taxes		(10,515)	-	-
Gain on sale before income taxes		-	2,888	-
Total pre-tax loss from discontinued operations		(27,892)	(13,105)	(1,284)
Recovery of (provision for) income taxes		(402)	2,000	853
Loss from discontinued operations		(28,294)	(11,105)	(431)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to
	non-controlling interest	8,819	4,911	303
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to SunOpta Inc.		(19,475)	(6,194)	(128)

(1)For the years ended January 2, 2016, January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013, includes charges related to the impairment of long-lived assets of Opta Minerals of $12.4 million, $3.8 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Fiber and Starch Business [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	$
Cash consideration	37,500
Transaction and related costs	(637)
Net proceeds	36,863
Current assets	12,139
Property, plant and equipment	13,045
Goodwill	12,030
Current liabilities	(3,239)
Net assets sold	33,975
Pre-tax gain on sale	2,888
Provision for income taxes	(990)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes	1,898

Opta Minerals Inc [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following table reconciles the major classes of assets and liabilities of Opta Minerals to the amounts reported as held for sale:

	January 2, 2016	January 3, 2015
	$	$
Cash and cash equivalents	1,707	2,170
Accounts receivable	14,676	18,926
Inventories	25,869	34,486
Property, plant and equipment	16,019	22,428
Intangible assets	13,194	26,885
Other assets	3,380	5,110
Loss recognized on classification as held for sale	(10,515)	-
Total assets held for sale	64,330	110,005
Bank indebtedness	12,107	12,953
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	9,634	17,573
Long-term debt	25,858	35,274
Other liabilities	4,887	4,861
Total liabilities held for sale	52,486	70,661