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Line of Credit

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Line of Credit
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]  
Line of Credit
Line of Credit
 
On January 24, 2011, we entered into a Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”) that provides us with a $15,000 revolving line of credit.  See Note 9 for further discussion regarding the Term Loan entered into with PNC.  The Credit Agreement has a stated maturity date of January 24, 2014, if not renewed.  The Credit Agreement includes a lockbox agreement and a subjective acceleration clause and as a result we have classified the revolving line of credit as a current liability.  The Credit Agreement is collateralized by a security interest in substantially all of our assets and PNC is also secured by an inventory repurchase agreement with Whirlpool Corporation for Whirlpool purchases only.  We also issued a $750 letter of credit in favor of Whirlpool Corporation.  The Credit Agreement requires, starting with the fiscal quarter ending April 2, 2011 and continuing at the end of each quarter thereafter, that we meet a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.00, measured on a trailing twelve month basis.  The Credit Agreement limits investments we can purchase, the amount of other debt and leases we can incur, the amount of loans we can issue to our affiliates and the amount we can spend on fixed assets along with prohibiting the payment of dividends.  The interest rate on the revolving line of credit is PNC Base Rate plus 1.75%, or 1-, 2- or 3-month PNC LIBOR Rate plus 2.75%.  The PNC Base Rate shall mean, for any day, a fluctuating per annum rate of interest equal to the highest of (i) the interest rate per annum announced from time to time by PNC at its prime rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Open Rate plus ½ of 1%, and (iii) the One month LIBOR rate plus 100 basis points (1%).  As of September 29, 2012, the outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement was $12,457 with a weighted average interest rate of 3.39%, which included both PNC LIBOR Rate and PNC Base Rate loans.  As of December 31, 2011, the outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement was $10,685 with a weighted average interest rate of 3.72%, which included both PNC LIBOR Rate and PNC Base Rate loans.  The amount of revolving borrowings under the Credit Agreement is based on a formula using accounts receivable and inventories.  We may not have access to the full $15,000 revolving line of credit due to the formula using accounts receivable and inventories, the amount of the letter of credit issued in favor of Whirlpool Corporation and the amount of outstanding loans between PNC and our AAP joint venture.  As of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, our available borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement was $1,664 and $3,505,