Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2016

Earnings Per Share Abstract

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

			Quarter ended				Three quarters ended
		October 1, 2016		October 3, 2015		October 1, 2016		October 3, 2015
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
	attributable to SunOpta Inc.	$	(3,355)	$	(194)	$	(17,142)	$	10,556
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
	attributable to SunOpta Inc.		-		508		(570)		(2,959)
Earnings (loss) attributable to SunOpta Inc.		$	(3,355)	$	314	$	(17,712)	$	7,597
Basic weighted-average number of
	shares outstanding		85,618,870		69,180,603		85,528,512		68,198,611
Dilutive potential of the following:
	Employee/director stock options and RSUs		31,582		-		20,534		207,190
Diluted weighted-average number of
	shares outstanding		85,650,452		69,180,603		85,549,046		68,405,801
Earnings (loss) per share - basic:
	- from continuing operations	$	(0.04)	$	-	$	(0.20)	$	0.15
	- from discontinued operations		-		0.01		(0.01)		(0.04)
		$	(0.04)	$	-	$	(0.21)	$	0.11
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted:
	- from continuing operations	$	(0.04)	$	-	$	(0.20)	$	0.15
	- from discontinued operations		-		0.01		(0.01)		(0.04)
		$	(0.04)	$	-	$	(0.21)	$	0.11