Crailar (CRLRF) 10-Q/A 8 Nov 13 2013 Q3 Quarterly report (amended) Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Nov. 06, 2013
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	28-Sep-13	'
Trading Symbol	'crlrf	'
Entity Registrant Name	'CRAILAR TECHNOLOGIES INC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001210294	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	44,472,698
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$346,974	$2,877,210
Accounts receivable	39,030	72,292
Inventory	2,418,901	2,904,652
Prepaid expenses and other	271,695	106,785
Total Current Assets	3,076,600	5,960,939
Deferred Debt Issuance Costs	1,575,421	1,024,294
Property and Equipment, net	15,122,757	13,248,688
Intangible Assets, net	156,667	94,619
Total Assets	19,931,445	20,328,540
Current	'	'
Accounts payable	2,014,288	1,406,418
Accrued liabilities	2,553,590	1,480,624
Derivative Liability	327	488,035
Total Current Liabilities	4,568,205	3,375,077
Long Term Debt	17,272,271	10,051,262
Total Liabilities	21,840,476	13,426,339
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT	'	'
Capital Stock Authorized: 100,000,000 common shares without par value Issued and outstanding: 44,472,698 commons shares (December 31, 2012 - 44,239,198 and December 31, 2011 - 41,701,604)	33,009,970	32,616,795
Subscription receivable	-64,050	-64,050
Additional Paid-in Capital	9,304,136	7,061,406
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	24,296	-459,036
Deficit	-11,485,251	-11,485,251
Deficit accumulated in the development stage	-32,698,132	-20,767,663
Total Stockholders Equity	-1,909,031	6,902,201
Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity	$19,931,445	$20,328,540

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000	'
Common Stock, No Par Value	'	'	'
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	44,472,698	44,239,198	41,701,604
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	44,472,698	44,239,198	41,701,604

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013
Revenues	$15,438	$0	$197,814	$0	$197,814
Cost of sales	21,936	0	222,755	0	222,755
Gross profit	-6,498	0	-24,941	0	-24,941
Expenses	'	'	'	'	'
Advertising and promotion	125,849	225,074	450,902	342,850	1,381,939
Amortization and depreciation	288,661	60,080	636,270	164,678	1,019,133
Consulting and contract labour	104,682	201,137	398,229	590,706	3,271,008
Facility costs	350,834	0	1,460,355	0	1,460,355
General and administrative	355,361	259,492	934,396	671,994	2,957,362
Interest	588,028	41,421	1,382,879	41,425	1,779,541
Professional fees	125,050	96,636	604,186	495,217	2,145,672
Research and development	130,332	292,033	223,287	645,138	2,474,621
Salaries and benefits	1,009,033	935,827	2,832,382	3,123,469	11,649,745
Total Expenses	3,077,830	2,111,700	8,922,886	6,075,477	28,142,376
Loss before other items	-3,084,328	-2,111,700	-8,947,827	-6,075,477	-28,169,317
Other items:	'	'	'	'	'
Gain on disposal of assets	0	0	790	0	790
Write down of equipment	-13,368	0	-13,368	0	-704,516
Write down of inventory	-2,548,827	0	-3,422,582	0	-3,726,245
Fair Value adjustment derivative liabilities	-27,695	80,197	452,518	-188,972	-113,338
Other income	0	0	0	0	1,177
Loss from continuing operations	-5,674,218	-2,031,503	-11,930,469	-6,264,449	-32,709,449
Profit from discontinued operations	0	0	0	0	11,317
Net loss	-5,674,218	-2,031,503	-11,930,469	-6,264,449	-32,698,132
Other comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	'	'	'
Exchange differences on translating to presentation currency	-443,006	78,935	304,688	113,669	-10,643
Total comprehensive loss	($6,117,224)	($1,952,568)	($11,625,781)	($6,150,780)	($32,708,775)

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013
Cash flows used in operating activities	'	'	'
Net loss from continuing operations	($11,930,469)	($6,264,449)	($32,709,449)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities	'	'	'
Amortization and depreciation	875,295	164,678	1,261,158
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs	288,462	0	378,682
Amortization of debt discount	35,815	0	35,815
Rent	114,199	0	234,035
Stock based compensation	1,642,532	1,944,411	7,780,841
Gain on disposal of assets	-790	0	-790
Write down of equipment	13,368	0	704,516
Write down of inventory	3,422,582	0	3,726,245
Fair value adjustment of derivative liability	-452,518	188,972	113,338
Gain on foreign exchange	0	0	-71,990
Changes in working capital assets and liabilities	'	'	'
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	33,262	-17,434	37,917
(Increase) in inventory	-2,936,831	-1,821,585	-6,145,146
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses	-164,910	10,974	-201,570
Increase in accounts payable	607,870	445,889	1,676,427
Increase in accrued liabilities	958,767	115,583	1,703,275
Increase in due to related parties	0	0	56,945
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations	-7,493,366	-5,232,961	-21,419,751
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	0	0	79,982
Net cash flows used in operating activities	-7,493,366	-5,232,961	-21,339,769
Cash flows used in investing activities	'	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment	-2,734,667	-6,048,478	-16,374,089
Acquisition of intangible assets	-89,323	-31,740	-194,192
Net cash flows used in investing activities	-2,823,990	-6,080,218	-16,568,281
Cash flows used in financing activities	'	'	'
Issuance of capital stock and warrants	239,746	3,545,526	22,203,727
Notes payable	0	0	-200,000
Convertible Debenture	8,143,108	10,231,000	18,194,370
Deferred issuance costs for convertible debenture	-875,981	-1,059,990	-1,959,917
Related parties payments	0	0	-1,025,960
Net cash flows from financing activities	7,506,873	12,716,536	37,212,220
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	280,247	113,669	-10,643
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-2,530,236	1,517,026	-706,473
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning	2,877,210	6,340,505	1,053,477
Cash and cash equivalents, ending	346,974	7,857,531	346,974
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION AND NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Cash paid for interest	277,485	7,985	0
Cash paid for income taxes	0	0	0
Capital stock issued as share issue costs	$0	$0	$0

Basis_of_Presentation

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Basis of Presentation [Text Block]	'
	1	Basis of Presentation
		These unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial reporting and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. They do not include all information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statement disclosure. However, except as disclosed herein, there have been no material changes in the information contained in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Operating results for the period ended September 28, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 18, 2013 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
		Effective fiscal 2013, the Company began to report quarterly results on a 4-4-5 basis, with the quarter ending on the Saturday closest to the last day of each third month. In fiscal 2013, the Company's first quarter ended on March 30, 2013, the second quarter ended on June 29, 2013, the third quarter ended on September 28, 2013 and the fourth quarter will end on December 28, 2013.
		In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim balance sheet and related interim statement of operations and cash flows include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. Actual results and outcomes may differ from management’s estimates and assumptions.
		The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using US GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and payment of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred losses since inception of $44,163,920 and further losses are anticipated in the development of its business. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve or maintain profitability. Accordingly, these factors raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
		The Company evaluated events occurring between September 28, 2013 and the date financial statements were issued.
		Recent accounting pronouncements with future effective dates are not expected to have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Inventory

Inventory	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Inventory [Text Block]	'
	2	Inventory
		As at September 28, 2013, inventory consists of:
				28-Sep-13		31-Dec-12
		CRAiLAR fiber	$	438,115	$	-
		Decorticated fiber		455,912		51,504
		Flax seed		199,928		1,172,155
		Raw flax fiber feedstock		1,293,250		1,680,993
		Other		31,696		-
			$	2,418,901	$	2,904,652
	During the period ended September 28, 2013, the Company wrote off $3,422,582 (2012 - $Nil) of raw flax fiber feedstock, decorticated fiber and seed inventory to reduce the book value to net realizable value.

Property_and_Equipment

Property and Equipment	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Property and Equipment [Text Block]	'
	3	Property and Equipment
								Net Book Value		Net Book Value
						Accumulated		September 28,		December 31,
				Cost		Amortization		2013		2012
		Automobiles	$	58,745	$	9,835	$	48,910	$	57,559
		Computer equipment		125,732		68,910		56,822		48,398
		Equipment		538,854		98,387		440,467		359,445
		Equipment held for sale		70,000		-		70,000		105,045
		Furniture and fixtures		63,607		36,345		27,262		29,980
		Leasehold improvements		6,157,226		409,152		5,748,114		4,979,548
		Production equipment		3,274,400		303,073		2,971,327		-
		Production equipment in construction		5,740,807		-		5,740,807		7,606,837
		Website development costs		125,311		106,263		19,048		105,045
			$	16,154,722	$	1,031,965	$	15,122,757	$	13,248,688
		Depreciation of production equipment and leasehold improvements commenced on January 1, 2013 as the Company’s manufacturing facility started production. During the period ended September 28, 2013, the Company disposed of assets held for sale for a gain of $790 and wrote down equipment for a loss of $13,368.

Intangible_Assets

Intangible Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Intangible Assets [Text Block]	'
	4	Intangible Assets
								Net Book Value		Net Book Value
						Accumulated		September 28,		December 31,
				Cost		Amortization		2013		2012
		Patents	$	158,020	$	67,478	$	90,543	$	77,961
		Trademarks		125,324		96,468		28,856		7,639
		License fee		56,669		19,401		37,268		9,019
			$	340,013	$	183,346	$	156,667	$	94,619

Derivative_liabilities

Derivative liabilities	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Derivative liabilities [Text Block]	'
	5	Derivative Liability
		The derivate liability consist of warrants that were originally issued in private placements which have exercise prices denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency. These warrants are non-cash liabilities and the Company is not required to expend any cash to settle these liabilities. The fair value of these warrants as at September 28, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:
			Exercise price	28-Sep-13	31-Dec-12
		275,506 warrants expiring on May 19, 2013	$1.25	$Nil	$257,564
		533,887 warrants expiring on Oct 14, 2014	$3.45	$327	$230,471
				$327	$488,035
	The fair value of these warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, using the following assumptions:
			28-Sep-13	31-Dec-12
		Volatility	65%	57% - 66%
		Dividend yield	-	-
		Risk-free interest rate	0.36%	0.12 – 0.25%
		Expected life, in years	0.67	0.38 – 1.73

Long_term_debt

Long term debt	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Long term debt [Text Block]	'
	6	Long Term Debt
		On September 20, 2012, the Company completed the offering of $10,051,262 (CDN$10,000,000) convertible debentures (the “Notes 2012”). The Notes 2012 mature on September 20, 2017. The Notes 2012 bear interest at a rate of 10% per year, payable semi-annually on March 31 and September 30, starting March 31, 2013. As at September 28, 2013, accrued interest of $485,296 (CDN$500,000) was included in accrued liabilities.
		On February 26, 2013, the Company completed an offering of $4,712,068 (CDN$5,000,000) convertible debentures (the “Notes 2013”). The Notes 2013 mature on September 30, 2017. The Notes 2013 bear interest at a rate of 10% per year, payable semi-annually on March 31 and September 30, starting September 30, 2013. As at September 28, 2013, accrued interest of $288,518 (CDN$297,260) was included in accrued liabilities. Non-Canadian resident holders of Note 2013 will be ranked subordinately to Note 2012. Holders of Note 2013 will receive additional interest for the amount equal to the withholding taxes paid by the Company for Canadian tax purpose.
		Holders of Notes 2012 and Notes 2013 have the option to convert at a price of $2.85 (CDN$2.90) per common shares in the capital of the Company at any time prior to the maturity date. The Company may redeem the Notes 2012 and Notes 2013 after September 30, 2015 provided that the market price at the time of the redemption notice is not less than 125% of the conversion price. The conversion rate is subject to standard anti-dilution provisions.
		Notes 2012 and Notes 2013 are secured by a Guaranty and Security Agreement signed with the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Crailar Inc. (“CI”), a Nevada incorporated company. CI provides a security interest over its assets, having an aggregate acquisition cost of no less than US$5,500,000, as security for its guarantee obligation which shall rank in priority to all other indebtedness of CI.
		The Notes 2012 and Notes 2013 do not contain a beneficial conversion feature, as the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance was less than the conversion price. All proceeds from the notes were recorded as a debt instrument.
		On July 26, 2013, the Company closed a subordinated convertible debenture for gross proceeds of $3,431,040 (CDN$3,535,000) (the “Notes 2013A). The Notes 2013A will mature on July 26, 2016 and will accrue interest at a rate of 10% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 31 and September 30 commencing September 30, 2013. At the holder’s option, the debentures may be converted into common shares in the capital of the Company at any time up to the earlier of the maturity date and the business day immediately preceding the date specified by the Company for redemption of the debentures. The conversion price, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, will be CDN$2.00 per share.
		In addition, the Company issued 800 transferable common share purchase warrants (each, a "Warrant") for each CDN$1,000 of principal amount, resulting in an aggregate of 2,828,000 Warrants, with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one additional Share (each, a "Warrant Share") at an exercise price of $1.25 per Warrant Share until July 26, 2016. The Company determined the fair value of the warrants to be $974,386 (CDN$1,003,910) using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions: Expected dividend yield – 0 ; Expected stock price volatility – 56%; Risk-free interest rate – 0.59%; Expected life – 2.83 years.
		The proceeds were allocated to the Notes 2013A and the Warrants based on their relative fair values and accordingly, $2,676,211 (CDN$2,757,300) was allocated to the Notes 2013A and $754,829 (CDN$777,700) was allocated to the Warrants and recorded as a reduction in the Notes 2013A and an increase in additional paid-in capital.
		During the period ending September 28, 2013 the Company recorded amortization of the Notes 2013A discount in the amount of $35,815 (CDN$38,321) which was included in interest expense.
		The Company paid a total of $400,404 (CDN$412,537) and issued 192,360 warrants for agent commission and other expenses for Notes 2013A which has been recorded as deferred debt issuance costs. Each broker warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share for $1.25 per share for three years from the date of issuance. The fair value of the brokers’ warrant portion calculated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model was $66,278 (CDN$68,286). Of the total costs incurred on the Notes 2013A $364,012 (CDN$375,042) was recorded as deferred debt issuance costs and $102,670 (CDN$105,781) was charged to additional paid-in capital.
		Notes 2013A are secured by a Guaranty and Security Agreement signed with the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Crailar Inc. (“CI”), a Nevada incorporated company. CI provides a security interest over its assets, having an aggregate acquisition cost of no less than US$5,000,000, as security for its guarantee obligation which shall rank in priority to all other indebtedness of CI. These assets are different assets than those referred to above for the Notes 2012 and Notes 2013.
		During the period ended September 28, 2013, the Company recorded $288,462 (CDN$297,202) as interest expenses for the amortization of the deferred issuance costs.

Capital_Stock

Capital Stock	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Capital Stock [Text Block]	'
	7	Capital Stock
		During the period ended September 28, 2013, the Company issued shares as follows:
		a.	A total of 196,000 shares were issued pursuant to the exercise of employee and consultants options for proceeds of $192,873. Options totaling 191,000, with proceeds of $186,770 were exercised by the directors and officers of the Company.
		b.	A total of 37,500 shares were issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants for proceeds of $46,875.
	Share purchase warrants outstanding as at September 28, 2013 are:
			Warrants	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
		Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2012
			3,168,212	$4.01
		Warrants exercised	-37,500	$1.25
		Warrants expired	-2,596,825	$4.17
		Warrants issued	3,020,360	$1.25
		Warrants outstanding, September 28, 2013
			3,554,247	$1.58
	The weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding warrants at September 28, 2013, is 2.50.
	Stock options outstanding as at September 28, 2013 are:
			Shares	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
		Options outstanding, December 31, 2012	6,416,043	$1.77
		Options granted	285,000	2.25
		Options exercised	-196,000	0.98
		Options expired	-6,249	1.91
		Options cancelled	-8,333	2.23
		Options outstanding, September 28, 2013
			6,490,461	$1.81
	Stock options outstanding at September 28, 2013, are summarized as follows:
				Weighted Average			Weighted
		Range of		Remaining	Weighted		Average
		Exercise	Number	Contractual Life	Average	Number	Exercise
		Prices	Outstanding	(yr.)	Exercise Price	Exercisable	Price
		$0.87 - $3.05	6,490,461	2.73	$1.81	5,490,547	$1.86
		During the period ended September 28, 2013, 196,000 options were exercised and a total of $118,239 has been reclassified from additional paid-in capital to capital stock.
		During the period ended September 28, 2013, 1,393,844 (2012 – 1,288,330) options vested under the Company’s amended 2011 Fixed Share Option Plan. A total expense of $1,642,532 (2012 - $1,944,411) was recorded as stock-based compensation, of this amount $214,398 (2012 - $185,147) was included in consulting and contract labour expense and $1,428,134 (2012 - $1,759,264) was included in salaries and benefits expense.

Related_Parties_Transactions

Related Parties Transactions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Related Parties Transactions [Text Block]	'
	8	Related Parties Transactions
		During the period ended September 28, 2013, $1,104,489 (2012 - $766,012) was incurred for remuneration to officers and directors of the Company which was recorded as salaries and benefits expense.

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	'
	9	Subsequent Events
		On October 11, 2013, the Company issued a demand convertible promissory note in favor of Mr. Robert Edmunds, one of its directors, pursuant to a loan from Mr. Edmunds to the Company in the principal amount of CDN$500,000. The promissory note provides for simple interest accruing on the principal amount at the rate of 20% per annum, which is payable in full on repayment of the principal amount. The principal amount, including outstanding interest, is due and payable on the second business day after Mr. Edmunds provides the Company with written notice demanding the repayment thereof (the “Final Repayment Date”). The Company may repay and redeem any portion of the principal amount and its then related interest, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the Final Repayment Date by providing Mr. Edmunds with no less than five calendar days’ prior written notice with such repayment being due and owing at the end of such five-day period. If the Company determines to issue securities by way of any equity and/or debt private placement or financing at the time any outstanding principal and interest on the promissory note is outstanding, then Mr. Edmunds has the right to convert any portion of the then outstanding principal amount and interest into identical securities issued by the Company pursuant to any such financing transaction.
		Subsequent to the period end, the Company issued 60 day convertible promissory notes in favor of three directors of the Company, pursuant to a loan to the Company in the principal amount of $146,293 (CDN$151,925).  The promissory note provides for simple interest accruing on the principal amount at the rate of 12% per annum, which is payable in full on repayment of the principal amount.
		Subsequent to the period end, the Company acquired a European facility with no capital by retiring $1.2 million of the vendors’ debt over a three year period. Additionally, CRAiLAR entered into a ten-year lease and option to purchase agreement on the building housing the facility with a renewal option for an additional ten years.

Inventory_Tables

Inventory (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]	'
				28-Sep-13		31-Dec-12
		CRAiLAR fiber	$	438,115	$	-
		Decorticated fiber		455,912		51,504
		Flax seed		199,928		1,172,155
		Raw flax fiber feedstock		1,293,250		1,680,993
		Other		31,696		-
			$	2,418,901	$	2,904,652

Property_and_Equipment_Tables

Property and Equipment (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	'
								Net Book Value		Net Book Value
						Accumulated		September 28,		December 31,
				Cost		Amortization		2013		2012
		Automobiles	$	58,745	$	9,835	$	48,910	$	57,559
		Computer equipment		125,732		68,910		56,822		48,398
		Equipment		538,854		98,387		440,467		359,445
		Equipment held for sale		70,000		-		70,000		105,045
		Furniture and fixtures		63,607		36,345		27,262		29,980
		Leasehold improvements		6,157,226		409,152		5,748,114		4,979,548
		Production equipment		3,274,400		303,073		2,971,327		-
		Production equipment in construction		5,740,807		-		5,740,807		7,606,837
		Website development costs		125,311		106,263		19,048		105,045
			$	16,154,722	$	1,031,965	$	15,122,757	$	13,248,688

Intangible_Assets_Tables

Intangible Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]	'
								Net Book Value		Net Book Value
						Accumulated		September 28,		December 31,
				Cost		Amortization		2013		2012
		Patents	$	158,020	$	67,478	$	90,543	$	77,961
		Trademarks		125,324		96,468		28,856		7,639
		License fee		56,669		19,401		37,268		9,019
			$	340,013	$	183,346	$	156,667	$	94,619

Derivative_liabilities_Tables

Derivative liabilities (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]	'
			Exercise price	28-Sep-13	31-Dec-12
		275,506 warrants expiring on May 19, 2013	$1.25	$Nil	$257,564
		533,887 warrants expiring on Oct 14, 2014	$3.45	$327	$230,471
				$327	$488,035
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]	'
			28-Sep-13	31-Dec-12
		Volatility	65%	57% - 66%
		Dividend yield	-	-
		Risk-free interest rate	0.36%	0.12 – 0.25%
		Expected life, in years	0.67	0.38 – 1.73

Capital_Stock_Tables

Capital Stock (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Schedule of Stockholders' Equity Note, Warrants or Rights, Activity [Table Text Block]	'
			Warrants	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
		Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2012
			3,168,212	$4.01
		Warrants exercised	-37,500	$1.25
		Warrants expired	-2,596,825	$4.17
		Warrants issued	3,020,360	$1.25
		Warrants outstanding, September 28, 2013
			3,554,247	$1.58
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]	'
			Shares	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
		Options outstanding, December 31, 2012	6,416,043	$1.77
		Options granted	285,000	2.25
		Options exercised	-196,000	0.98
		Options expired	-6,249	1.91
		Options cancelled	-8,333	2.23
		Options outstanding, September 28, 2013
			6,490,461	$1.81
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]	'
				Weighted Average			Weighted
		Range of		Remaining	Weighted		Average
		Exercise	Number	Contractual Life	Average	Number	Exercise
		Prices	Outstanding	(yr.)	Exercise Price	Exercisable	Price
		$0.87 - $3.05	6,490,461	2.73	$1.81	5,490,547	$1.86

Basis_of_Presentation_Narrativ

Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013
Cumulative Deficit	$44,163,920

Inventory_Narrative_Details

Inventory (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013
Write down of inventory	$2,548,827	$0	$3,422,582	$0	$3,726,245
Raw flax fiber feedstock and decorticated fiber [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Write down of inventory	'	'	$3,422,582	$0	'

Property_and_Equipment_Narrati

Property and Equipment (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013
Gain on disposal of assets	$0	$0	$790	$0	$790
Write down of equipment	$13,368	$0	$13,368	$0	$704,516

Long_term_debt_Narrative_Detai

Long term debt (Narrative) (Details)

9 Months Ended

48 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 28, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 28, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Jun. 29, 2013

Jun. 29, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Jul. 26, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

Sep. 28, 2013

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Warrants [Member]

Warrants [Member]

Convertible Notes [Member]

Convertible Notes [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2012 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2012 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2012 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2012 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member]

Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member]

Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member]

Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member]

Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member]

Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member]

Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member]

Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member]

Naturally Advanced Technologies [Member]

Crailar Inc. [Member]

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

Agent warrants [Member]

Agent warrants [Member]

Brokers Warrants [Member]

Brokers Warrants [Member]

USD ($)

CAD

Warrants [Member]

Warrants [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

CAD

Notes Issued

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$10,051,262

10,000,000

'

'

$4,712,068

5,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

10.00%

'

'

10.00%

10.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

'

'

Interest Payable

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

485,296

500,000

288,518

297,260

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2.85

2.9

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2

'

'

Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,500,000

5,000,000

Proceeds from Convertible Debt

8,143,108

'

10,231,000

18,194,370

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,431,040

3,535,000

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures

3,020,360

3,020,360

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

192,360

192,360

'

'

2,828,000

2,828,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Exercise Price

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1.25

'

$1.25

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Warrants Issued During Period, Value

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

66,278

68,286

974,386

1,003,910

754,829

777,700

2,676,211

2,757,300

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate

'

'

'

'

'

0.00%

0.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.00%

0.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate

'

'

'

'

'

65.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

56.00%

56.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate

'

'

'

'

'

0.36%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.59%

0.59%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term

'

'

'

'

'

'0 years 8 months 1 day

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'2 years 9 months 29 days

'2 years 9 months 29 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amortization of debt discount

35,815

'

0

35,815

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

35,815

38,321

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred Issuance costs for convertible debenture

875,981

'

1,059,990

1,959,917

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

364,012

375,042

400,404

412,537

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Additional Paid-in Capital

9,304,136

'

'

9,304,136

7,061,406

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

102,670

105,781

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs

$288,462

297,202

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Capital_Stock_Narrative_Detail

Capital Stock (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	196,000	'	'
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercises in Period	37,500	'	'
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises	$46,875	'	'
Class of Warrant or Right, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	'2 years 6 months	'	'2 years 6 months
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation and Exercise of Stock Options	118,239	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vests in Period	1,393,844	1,288,330	'
Stock based compensation	1,642,532	1,944,411	7,780,841
Officers and directors [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	191,000	'	'
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	186,770	'	'
Consulting and contract labour [Member]	'	'	'
Stock based compensation	214,398	185,147	'
Salaries and benefits [Member]	'	'	'
Stock based compensation	1,428,134	1,759,264	'
Options for Employees and Consultants [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	196,000	'	'
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	$192,873	'	'

Related_Parties_Transactions_N

Related Parties Transactions (Narrative) (Details) (Salaries and benefits [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Salaries and benefits [Member]	'	'
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$1,104,489	$766,012

Subsequent_Events_Narrative_De

Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended		48 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013
	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	Demand convertible promissory note in favor of Mr. Robert Edmunds (after period end) [Member]	60 day convertible promissory notes issued in favor of three directors (after period end) [Member]	60 day convertible promissory notes issued in favor of three directors (after period end) [Member]	Acquisition of a European facility (after period end) [Member]
				CAD	USD ($)	CAD	USD ($)
Proceeds from Convertible Debt	$8,143,108	$10,231,000	$18,194,370	500,000	'	'	'
Interest Rate	'	'	'	20.00%	12.00%	12.00%	'
Notes Issued	'	'	'	'	146,293	151,925	'
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount	'	'	'	'	'	'	$1,200,000

Schedule_of_Inventory_Current_

Schedule of Inventory, Current (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory, Net	$2,418,901	$2,904,652
CRAiLAR fiber [Member]	'	'
Inventory, Net	438,115	0
Decorticated fiber [Member]	'	'
Inventory, Net	455,912	51,504
Flax seed [Member]	'	'
Inventory, Net	199,928	1,172,155
Raw flaw fiber feedstock [Member]	'	'
Inventory, Net	1,293,250	1,680,993
Others [Member]	'	'
Inventory, Net	$31,696	$0

Property_Plant_and_Equipment_D

Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$16,154,722	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	1,031,965	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	15,122,757	13,248,688
Automobiles [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	58,745	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	9,835	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	48,910	57,559
Computer equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	125,732	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	68,910	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	56,822	48,398
Equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	538,854	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	98,387	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	440,467	359,445
Equipment held for sale [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	70,000	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	70,000	105,045
Furniture and fixtures [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	63,607	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	36,345	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	27,262	29,980
Leasehold improvements [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	6,157,226	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	409,152	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	5,748,114	4,979,548
Production equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	3,274,400	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	303,073	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	2,971,327	0
Production equipment in construction [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	5,740,807	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	5,740,807	7,606,837
Website development [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	125,311	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	106,263	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$19,048	$105,045

Schedule_of_Intangible_Assets_

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$340,013	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	183,346	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	156,667	94,619
Patent [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Patents, Gross	158,020	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	67,478	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	90,543	77,961
Trademarks [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Trademarks, Gross	125,324	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	96,468	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	28,856	7,639
License Fee [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived License Agreements, Gross	56,669	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	19,401	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$37,268	$9,019

Schedule_of_Derivative_Instrum

Schedule of Derivative Instruments (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	3,554,247	3,168,212
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.58	$4.01
Expiring on May 19, 2013 [Member]	'	'
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	275,506	'
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.25	'
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$0	$257,564
Expiring on October 14, 2014 [Member]	'	'
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	533,887	'
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$3.45	'
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	327	230,471
Warrants [Member]	'	'
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$327	$488,035

Schedule_of_Derivative_Instrum1

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Valuation Assumptions (Details) (Warrants [Member])	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	65.00%	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	0.36%	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	'0 years 8 months 1 day	'
Minimum [Member]	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	'	57.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	'	0.12%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	'	'0 years 4 months 17 days
Maximum [Member]	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	'	66.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	'	0.25%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	'	'1 year 8 months 23 days

Schedule_of_Stockholders_Equit

Schedule of Stockholders' Equity Note, Warrants or Rights, Activity (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Beginning of Period	3,168,212
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning of Period	$4.01
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercises in Period	-37,500
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.25
Class of Warrant or Right, Expirations in Period	-2,596,825
Class of Warrant or Right, Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$4.17
Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	3,020,360
Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.25
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, End of Period	3,554,247
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, End of Period	$1.58

Schedule_of_Sharebased_Compens

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Beginning of Period	6,416,043
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning of Period	$1.77
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	285,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$2.25
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	-196,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.98
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period	-6,249
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.91
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period	-8,333
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$2.23
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, End of Period	6,490,461
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, End of Period	$1.81

Disclosure_of_Sharebased_Compe

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit	$0.87	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit	$3.05	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding	6,490,461	6,416,043
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	'2 years 8 months 23 days	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.81	$1.77
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	5,490,547	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.86	'