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Other Assets
6 Months Ended
Jul. 05, 2015
Other Assets [Abstract]  
Other Assets

NOTE G  OTHER ASSETS

Other Assets includes prepayments that are made from time to time by the Company for certain materials used in the manufacturing process in the Housewares/Small Appliances segment.  The Company expects to utilize the prepayments and related materials over an estimated period of up to three years.  As of July 5, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $19,623,000 and $13,018,000 of such prepayments, respectively, remained unused and outstanding.  At July 5, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $7,302,000 and $8,369,000 of these amounts, respectively, are included in Other Current Assets, representing the Company’s best estimate of the expected utilization of the prepayments and related materials during the twelve-month periods following those dates.