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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Note 4 - Financing Arrangements (Details Textual) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Billions		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2015 USD ($)
Real Estate Term Note [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.40%			4.80%
First Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					4.00%
Second Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					4.00%
Promissory Note [Member] \| First Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 1,000
Promissory Note [Member] \| Second Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 1,300
Bank of America [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total		$ 12,430			$ 9,264
Line of Credit, Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio During the Period	1
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		$ 3,523
Bank of America [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| Real Estate Term Note [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 5,000
Bank of America [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 16,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period		5.40%	4.30%
China Construction Bank [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity \| ¥				¥ 6
Long-term Line of Credit, Total		$ 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		6.00%