Note 3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 30, 2011

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

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	September 28, 2012									September 28, 2012
	Total			Container Manufacturing			Gemtex Division			Total			Container Manufacturing			Gemtex Division
Net sales	$	4,048		$	2,751		$	1,297		$	12,851		$	8,449		$	4,402
Operating loss - net of tax	$	(969	)	$	(163	)	$	(806	)	$	(1,488	)	$	(334	)	$	(1,154	)

	Three Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2011										September 30, 2011
	Total		Container Manufacturing			Gemtex Division			Disco Division		Total		Container Manufacturing			Gemtex Division			Disco Division
Net sales	$	8,710	$	2,850		$	1,675		$	4,185	$	26,567	$	8,851		$	5,094		$	12,622
Operating income (loss) - net of tax	$	408	$	(280	)	$	(229	)	$	917	$	1,274	$	(537	)	$	(1,041	)	$	2,852

Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block]

	September 28, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Total		Container  Manufacturing		Gemtex  Division		Total		Container  Manufacturing		Gemtex  Division
Assets
Inventories, net	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1,351	$	-	$	1,351
Goodwill		-		-		-		336		-		336
Property and equipment, net		564		564				968		766		202
	$	564	$	564	$	-	$	2,655	$	766	$	1,889