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Deferred costs to obtain customer contracts
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2018
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
DEFERRED COSTS TO OBTAIN CUSTOMER CONTRACTS

The Company classifies all deferred costs to obtain customer contracts, which consists of deferred commissions, as a non-current asset, included in Deferred costs, non-current on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. At the end of fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company had $41.3 million, $35.0 million and $30.3 million of deferred costs to obtain customer contracts, respectively.
Amortization expense related to deferred costs to obtain customer contracts, for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, was $23.6 million, $21.3 million and $18.7 million, respectively. It was included in sales and marketing expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. There were no impairment losses related to the deferred commissions for the periods presented.