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)

v3.4.0.3

Line of Credit (Details)	3 Months Ended
Line of Credit (Details)	Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit
Interest rate on the revolving line of credit	one-month LIBOR rate
Document Period End Date	Apr. 02, 2016
Outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Agreement	$ 10,412,000	$ 12,668,000
Revolving line of credit \| PNC
Line of Credit
Amount of revolving line of credit	$ 15,000,000
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio	1.10
Outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Agreement	$ 10,412,000	$ 12,668,000
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	4.81%	7.25%
Available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Agreement	$ 1,564,000	$ 1,382,000
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
Debt Covenant, Loan Affiliate Maximum Balance	$ 1,000
Interest rate on the revolving line of credit	1-, 2- or 3-month PNC LIBOR Rate
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
Minimum [Member] \| Revolving line of credit \| PNC
Line of Credit
Interest rate margin (as a percent)	1.75%
Minimum [Member] \| Revolving line of credit \| PNC \| LIBOR Rate
Line of Credit
Interest rate margin (as a percent)	2.75%
Maximum [Member] \| Revolving line of credit \| PNC
Line of Credit
Interest rate margin (as a percent)	3.25%
Maximum [Member] \| Revolving line of credit \| PNC \| LIBOR Rate
Line of Credit
Interest rate margin (as a percent)	4.25%

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

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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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