Note 12 - Business Unit Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2013

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
	June 29, 2013			June 30, 2012			June 29, 2013			June 30, 2012
Net sales
Electronics	$	91,450		$	89,508		$	170,865		$	166,562
Automotive		64,548			51,450			123,933			104,076
Electrical		31,768			34,895			63,886			65,793
Total net sales	$	187,766		$	175,853		$	358,684		$	336,431
Depreciation and amortization
Electronics	$	5,131		$	5,112		$	9,992		$	10,598
Automotive		2,319			1,502			4,303			2,951
Electrical		997			952			1,956			1,968
Total depreciation and amortization	$	8,447		$	7,566		$	16,251		$	15,517
Operating income (loss)
Electronics	$	19,779		$	15,778		$	31,922		$	25,889
Automotive		8,913			6,965			18,396			16,471
Electrical		5,623			9,353			12,114			15,560
Other(1)		(2,933	)		—			(2,933	)		—
Total operating income		31,382			32,096			59,499			57,920
Interest expense		644			421			1,020			844
Impairment, loan loss and equity in net loss or unconsolidated affiliate (2)		—			1,033			10,678			1,558
Other (income) expense, net		(4,659	)		(757	)		(5,568	)		(656	)
Income before income taxes(3)	$	35,397		$	31,399		$	53,369		$	56,174

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

	For the Three Months Ended(a)				For the Six Months Ended(a)
	June 29, 2013		June 30, 2012		June 29, 2013		June 30, 2012
United States	$	68,633	$	59,370	$	126,547	$	114,610
China		37,694		37,677		71,308		68,127
Other countries		81,439		78,806		160,829		153,694
Total	$	187,766	$	175,853	$	358,684	$	336,431

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

	Long-lived assets(b)
	June 29, 2013		December 29, 2012
United States	$	28,484	$	14,433
China		42,444		41,504
Canada		14,420		13,839
Other countries		55,785		51,135
Total	$	141,133	$	120,911