Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2016

Earnings Per Share Abstract

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

			Quarter ended				Two quarters ended
		July 2, 2016		July 4, 2015		July 2, 2016		July 4, 2015
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
	attributable to SunOpta Inc.	$	(4,124)	$	4,796	$	(13,787)	$	10,750
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
	attributable to SunOpta Inc.		-		(2,747)		(570)		(3,467)
Earnings (loss) attributable to SunOpta Inc.		$	(4,124)	$	2,049	$	(14,357)	$	7,283
Basic weighted-average number of
	shares outstanding		85,540,722		67,895,257		85,483,333		67,725,800
Dilutive potential of the following:
	Employee/director stock options and RSUs		16,304		330,523		17,288		321,080
Diluted weighted-average number of
	shares outstanding		85,557,026		68,225,780		85,500,621		68,046,880
Earnings (loss) per share - basic:
	- from continuing operations	$	(0.05)	$	0.07	$	(0.16)	$	0.16
	- from discontinued operations		-		(0.04)		(0.01)		(0.05)
		$	(0.05)	$	0.03	$	(0.17)	$	0.11
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted:
	- from continuing operations	$	(0.05)	$	0.07	$	(0.16)	$	0.16
	- from discontinued operations		-		(0.04)		(0.01)		(0.05)
		$	(0.05)	$	0.03	$	(0.17)	$	0.11