Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] | NOTE 5 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock Option Awards In accordance with accounting standards, the Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost will be recognized over the period in which the employee is required to provide the services – the requisite service period (usually the vesting period) – in exchange for the award. All outstanding stock options vested prior to the end of 2013, and therefore there was no stock option compensation expense in 2014 or 2015. There were no stock options granted in 2014 or 2015. The following table summarizes stock options outstanding as of July 5, 2015, as well as activity during the six months then ended: Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding at December 28, 2014 126,000 $ 9.23 Granted 0 0 Exercised 38,500 9.27 Forfeited or canceled 0 0 Outstanding at July 5, 2015 87,500 8.75 Exercisable at July 5, 2015 87,500 $ 8.75 At July 5, 2015, the aggregate intrinsic value of both in-the-money options outstanding and options exercisable was $1.4 million (the intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option). Cash proceeds and intrinsic value related to total stock options exercised during the first six months of 2015 and 2014 are provided in the table below. The Company did not recognize any significant tax benefit with regard to stock options in either period presented. Six Months Ended July 5, 2015 June 29, 2014 (In thousands) Proceeds from stock options exercised $ 359 $ 159 Intrinsic value of stock options exercised 421 299 Restricted Stock Awards During the six months ended July 5, 2015, and June 29, 2014, the Company granted restricted stock awards for 597,000 and 490,000 shares, respectively, of common stock. Restricted stock awards (or a portion thereof) vest with respect to each recipient over a two to five year period from the date of grant, provided the individual remains in the employment or service of the Company as of the vesting date. Additionally, awards (or a portion thereof) could vest earlier upon the attainment of certain performance criteria, in the event of a change in control of the Company, or upon involuntary termination without cause. Compensation expense related to restricted stock grants was $9.1 million and $2.7 million for the six months ended July 5, 2015, and June 29, 2014, respectively. Accounting standards require that the Company estimate forfeitures for restricted stock and reduce compensation expense accordingly. The Company has reduced its expense by the assumed forfeiture rate and will evaluate experience against this forfeiture rate going forward. The following table summarizes restricted stock activity as of July 5, 2015, and during the six months then ended: Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Outstanding at December 28, 2014 1,391,000 $ 17.12 Granted 597,000 16.43 Vested 290,500 13.99 Forfeited or canceled 199,500 13.58 Outstanding at July 5, 2015 1,498,000 $ 17.92 As of July 5, 2015, the unrecognized total compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock was approximately $14.3 million. That cost is expected to be recognized by the end of 2019. For the six months ended July 5, 2015, and June 29, 2014, the Company recognized tax benefits with regard to restricted stock of $3.5 million and $0.7 million, respectively. |