Note 11 - Business Unit Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 27, 2014			Sept. 28, 2013			Sept. 27, 2014			Sept. 28, 2013
Net sales
Electronics	$	107,754		$	101,013		$	313,726		$	271,878
Automotive		80,639			70,386			245,083			194,319
Electrical		29,215			29,641			86,566			93,527
Total net sales	$	217,608		$	201,040		$	645,375		$	559,724
Depreciation and amortization
Electronics	$	5,582		$	5,784		$	16,482		$	15,776
Automotive		3,435			2,880			10,609			7,183
Electrical		1,414			937			4,096			2,893
Total depreciation and amortization	$	10,431		$	9,601		$	31,187		$	25,852
Operating income (loss)
Electronics	$	25,800		$	20,362		$	70,805		$	52,284
Automotive		12,227			11,135			35,158			29,531
Electrical		3,224			6,687			7,541			18,801
Other(1)		(1,121	)		(625	)		(6,065	)		(3,558	)
Total operating income		40,130			37,559			107,439			97,058
Interest expense		1,292			939			3,736			1,959
Impairment, loan loss and equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliate (2)		—			—			—			10,678
Foreign exchange (gain) loss		(101	)		1,476			2,022			(1,929	)
Other (income) expense, net		(2,261	)		(1,380	)		(4,893	)		(3,543	)
Income before income taxes	$	41,200		$	36,524		$	106,574		$	89,893

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

	For the Three Months Ended(a)				For the Nine Months Ended(a)
	Sept. 27, 2014		Sept. 28, 2013		Sept. 27, 2014		Sept. 28, 2013
United States	$	85,326	$	76,183	$	243,979	$	202,731
China		45,905		43,644		134,166		114,952
Other countries		86,377		81,213		267,230		242,041
Total	$	217,608	$	201,040	$	645,375	$	559,724

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

	Long-lived assets(b)
	September 27, 2014		December 28, 2013
United States	$	38,964	$	27,294
China		40,015		45,843
Canada		13,621		14,429
Other countries		64,660		62,607
Total	$	157,260	$	150,173