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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt [Text Block]

11. Long-Term Debt

    December 31, 2022     January 1, 2022  
    $     $  
Asset-based credit facilities:            
Revolving credit facilities   137,253     153,293  
Term loan facility   43,748     11,606  
Total asset-based credit facilities   181,001     164,899  
Finance lease liabilities (see note 7)   124,079     52,794  
Other   3,404     6,910  
Total debt   308,484     224,603  
Less: current portion   38,491     9,760  
Total long-term debt   269,993     214,843  

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt, including finance lease liabilities (see note 7), are as follows:

    $  
2023   45,544  
2024   47,893  
2025   206,407  
2026   26,801  
2027   4,007  
Total gross maturities   330,652  
Less: imputed interest   (22,168 )
Total debt   308,484  

Asset-Based Credit Facilities

On December 31, 2020, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of April 15, 2021, the Second Amendment, dated as of July 2, 2021, the Third Amendment, dated as of February 25, 2022, and the Fourth Amendment, dated as of September 2, 2022, among the Company, SunOpta Foods Inc. ("SunOpta Foods"), the other borrowers and guarantors party thereto, and the lenders party thereto (the "Lenders"). As part of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders provided a five-year, $230 million asset-based revolving credit facility, subject to borrowing base capacity (the "Tranche A Subfacility"), a two-year, $20 million first-in-last-out tranche, subject to a separate borrowing base applicable to certain eligible accounts receivable and inventory with advance rates separate from the Tranche A Subfacility (the "Tranche B Subfacility", and together with the Tranche A Subfacility, the "Revolving Credit Facilities"), and a five-year $75 million delayed draw term loan facility which can be used for borrowings on or prior to March 31, 2023 (the "Term Loan Facility," and together with the Revolving Credit Facilities, the "Asset-Based Credit Facilities"), to finance certain capital expenditures. The Tranche A Subfacility includes borrowing capacity for letters of credit (see note 20) and provides for borrowings on same-day notice, including in the form of swingline loans.

The Tranche A Subfacility and Term Loan Facility mature on December 31, 2025. Commencing in March 2023, the Term Loan Facility is repayable in monthly installments equal to 1/84th of the then-outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan Facility, with the remaining amount payable at the maturity thereof. The Tranche B Subfacility matures on April 15, 2024, with amortization payments of $2.5 million, payable at the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2023, with the remaining amount payable at the maturity thereof. Each repayment of Tranche B Subfacility loans will result in an increase of the Lenders' commitments under the Tranche A Subfacility, provided that such increases will not cause the aggregate Lenders' commitments under the Tranche A Subfacility to exceed $250 million.

Borrowings under the Asset-Based Credit Facilities bear interest based on various reference rates, including the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus an applicable margin, which are set quarterly based on average borrowing availability for the preceding fiscal quarter. The applicable margin for loans under the Tranche A Subfacility range from 0.50% to 1.00% for base rate loans and from 1.50% to 2.00% for SOFR loans, bankers' acceptance equivalent loans and European base rate loans. The applicable margin on loans under the Tranche B Subfacility are the applicable margin for the Tranche A Subfacility plus 1.00%. With respect to loans under the Term Loan Facility, the applicable margin ranges from 1.25% to 1.75% for base rate loans and from 2.25% to 2.75% for SOFR loans. In addition, a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% applies to all SOFR loans. Effective January 1, 2023, a 0.25% margin reduction applies when the Company's total leverage ratio is less than a specific threshold. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the weighted-average interest rate on all outstanding borrowings under the Asset-Based Credit Facilities was 4.73% (January 1, 2022 - 2.36%). In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Asset-Based Credit Facilities, the Company is required to pay commitment fees quarterly, in arrears, equal to (i) 0.25% of the average daily undrawn portion of the Revolving Credit Facilities and (ii) 0.375% of the undrawn portion of the Term Loan Facility.

All obligations under the Asset-Based Credit Facilities are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's direct and indirect wholly-owned material restricted subsidiaries organized in the U.S. and Canada (the "Guarantors") and, subject to certain exceptions, such obligations are secured by first priority liens on substantially all assets of the Company and the other borrowers and Guarantors.

The Asset-Based Credit Facilities are subject to a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company's ability to create liens on assets; sell assets and enter in sale and leaseback transactions; pay dividends, prepay junior lien and unsecured indebtedness and make other restricted payments; incur additional indebtedness, including finance lease obligations in excess of $150 million, and make guarantees; make investments, loans or advances, including acquisitions; and engage in mergers or consolidations. In addition, the Company and its restricted subsidiaries are required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0 if excess availability is less than the greater of (i) $15.0 million or (ii) 10% of the lesser of (x) the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facilities and (y) the aggregate borrowing base. The Company and its restricted subsidiaries are also subject to a maximum senior funded leverage ratio with respect to the Term Loan Facility of 4.75 to 1.00 from the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2023 to the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2023, 4.25 to 1.00 from the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2023 to the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2023, 3.50 to 1.00 from the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2024 to the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2024, and 3.25 to 1.00 from the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2024 until the Term Loan Facility termination date. As at December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Agreement.

Interest Expense, Net

The components of interest expense, net are as follows:

    December 31, 2022     January 1, 2022     January 2, 2021  
    $     $     $  
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest (see note 6)   13,480     7,685     26,816  
Amortization of debt issuance costs   1,601     1,353     4,078  
Interest income   (347 )   (269 )   (852 )
Interest expense, net   14,734     8,769     30,042  

Loss on Retirement of Debt

For the year ended January 2, 2021, the Company recorded a loss of $8.9 million on the redemption and retirement in full of the $223.5 million principal amount of outstanding 9.5% senior secured second lien notes due October 2022 issued by SunOpta Foods. The second lien notes were redeemed at a redemption price equal to 102.375% of the principal amount of the notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to the date of redemption.