Note 13 - Taxes on Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	FISCAL YEAR
	2015			2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Current expense/(benefit):
Federal	$	1,524		$	224	$	473
Foreign		9,279			5,555		2,605
State		1,403			712		627
		12,206			6,491		3,705
Deferred expense/(benefit):
Federal		19,971			3,856		3,246
Foreign		3,795			493		8,692
State		(2,624	)		94		5,106
		21,142			4,443		17,044
	$	33,348		$	10,934	$	20,749

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	FISCAL YEAR
	2015		2014		2013
	(in thousands)
U.S. operations	$	58,318	$	10,345	$	21,292
Foreign operations		47,448		25,397		47,712
	$	105,766	$	35,742	$	69,004

Schedule of Components of Net Deferred Tax Assets [Table Text Block]

	2015					2014
	ASSETS			LIABILITIES		ASSETS			LIABILITIES
	(in thousands)
Basis differences of property and equipment	$	0		$	16,254	$	0		$	15,958
Basis difference of intangible assets		0			368		0			384
Foreign currency		0			5,375		0			3,848
Net operating loss carryforwards		5,575			0		28,463			0
Valuation allowances on net operating loss carryforwards		(4,457	)		0		(10,298	)		0
Federal tax credits		4,580			0		2,751			0
Deferred compensation		26,352			0		21,190			0
Basis difference of prepaids, accruals and reserves		7,971			0		7,816			0
Pensions		1,075			0		3,152			0
Tax effects of undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries not deemed to be indefinitely reinvested		0			1,226		0			948
Basis difference of other assets and liabilities		458			0		0			68
	$	41,554		$	23,223	$	53,074		$	21,206

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	FISCAL YEAR
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Deferred income taxes (current asset)	$	8,726		$	9,732
Deferred tax asset (non-current asset)		20,110			33,138
Deferred income taxes (non-current liabilities)		(10,505	)		(11,002	)
	$	18,331		$	31,868

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	FISCAL YEAR
	2015			2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Income taxes at U.S federal statutory rate	$	37,018		$	12,510		$	24,151
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal tax effect		3,003			57			496
Non-deductible business expenses		614			570			601
Non-deductible employee compensation		168			491			409
Tax effects of Company owned life insurance		128			(395	)		(1,117	)
Tax effects of undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries not deemed to be indefinitely reinvested		458			362			562
Foreign and U.S. tax effects attributable to foreign operations		(3,347	)		(3,021	)		(3,958	)
Valuation allowance effect – State NOL		(3,797	)		468			3,232
Non-deductible reserve against capital asset		0			0			(218	)
Advance pricing agreements with tax authorities		0			0			(2,492	)
Federal tax credits		(352	)		0			(595	)
Other		(545	)		(108	)		(322	)
Income tax expense	$	33,348		$	10,934		$	20,749

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

	FISCAL YEAR
	2015			2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	27,301		$	27,361		$	25,186
Increases related to tax positions taken during the current year		641			875			911
Increases related to tax positions taken during the prior years		1,230			1,157			3,938
Decreases related to tax positions taken during the prior years		(194	)		(697	)		(9	)
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities		0			0			(1,928	)
Decreases related to lapse of applicable statute of limitations		(367	)		(919	)		(397	)
Changes due to foreign currency translation		( 340	)		(476	)		(340	)
Balance at end of year	$	28,271		$	27,301		$	27,361