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 have been no stock option compensation expenses during 2014 or 2015. There were no stock options granted in 2014 or 2015. The following table summarizes stock options outstanding as of October 4, 2015, as well as activity during the nine 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 October 4, 2015 87,500 $ 8.75 Exercisable at October 4, 2015 87,500 $ 8.75 At October 4, 2015, the aggregate intrinsic value of both in-the-money options outstanding and options exercisable was $1.2 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 nine months of fiscal years 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. Nine Months Ended Oct. 4, 2015 Sept. 28, 2014 (In millions ) Proceeds from stock options exercised $ 0.4 $ 0.2 Intrinsic value of stock options exercised 0.4 0.3 Restricted Stock Awards During the nine months ended October 4, 2015, and September 28, 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 awards was $10.9 million and $3.0 million for the nine months ended October 4, 2015, and September 28, 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 awards outstanding as of October 4, 2015, and activity during the nine 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 202,000 13.66 Outstanding at October 4, 2015 1,495,500 $ 17.92 As of October 4, 2015, the unrecognized total compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock was approximately $12.1 million. That cost is expected to be recognized by the end of 2019. For the nine months ended October 4, 2015, and September 28, 2014, the Company recognized tax benefits with regard to restricted stock of $4.0 million and $0.6 million, respectively. |