JanOne Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Line of Credit (Details)

v2.4.0.8

Line of Credit (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
Line of Credit (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Line of Credit
Interest rate on the revolving line of credit	one-month LIBOR rate
Outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Agreement	$ 7,584,000	$ 9,661,000
Revolving line of credit \| PNC
Line of Credit
Amount of revolving line of credit	15,000,000
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio	1.10
Trailing period for measurement of fixed charge coverage ratio (in months)	12 months
Interest rate margin (as a percent)	1.75%
Outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Agreement	7,584,000	9,661,000
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	2.93%	4.27%
Available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Agreement	6,543,000	3,966,000
Revolving line of credit \| PNC \| Base Rate
Line of Credit
Interest rate on the revolving line of credit	PNC Base Rate
Revolving line of credit \| PNC \| LIBOR Rate
Line of Credit
Interest rate on the revolving line of credit	1-, 2- or 3-month PNC LIBOR Rate
Interest rate margin (as a percent)	2.75%
Revolving line of credit \| PNC \| Federal Funds Open Rate
Line of Credit
Interest rate on the revolving line of credit	Federal Funds Open Rate
Interest rate margin (as a percent)	0.50%
Revolving line of credit \| PNC \| One month LIBOR rate
Line of Credit
Interest rate margin (as a percent)	1.00%
Letter of credit \| PNC
Line of Credit
Letter of credit issued in favor of Whirlpool Corporation	$ 750,000

- Definition

Represents the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio allowable under the financial covenant.

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Represents the trailing period on the basis of which fixed charge coverage ratio is measured.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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- Definition

The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 20

-Article 5

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Line-of-Credit Arrangement

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