Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Variable Interest Entity (Details)

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Variable Interest Entity (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2014
Jun. 28, 2014
Mar. 29, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Sep. 28, 2013
Jun. 29, 2013
Mar. 30, 2013
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Variable Interest Entity, Classification of Carrying Amount, Assets                  
Current assets       $ 33,177us-gaap_AssetsCurrent       $ 34,263us-gaap_AssetsCurrent $ 33,177us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property and equipment, net       11,424us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet       11,761us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 11,424us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill       38us-gaap_Goodwill       38us-gaap_Goodwill 38us-gaap_Goodwill
Other assets       927us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent       708us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 927us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total       9,949us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets       9,814us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets 9,949us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
Liabilities                  
Accounts payable       5,880us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent       6,380us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 5,880us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses       6,971us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent       7,218us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 6,971us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Current maturities of long-term debt obligations       1,131us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent       1,138us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 1,131us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Long-term obligations, less current maturities       5,447us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations       5,118us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 5,447us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Other liabilities       518us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent       369us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 518us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total       1,874us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities       2,338us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities 1,874us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
Operating results of AAP                  
Revenues 33,227us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 32,833us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 33,108us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 32,542us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 33,238us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 31,954us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 30,144us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 130,930us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 127,878us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Gross profit (loss) 8,290us-gaap_GrossProfit 8,126us-gaap_GrossProfit 9,061us-gaap_GrossProfit 8,092us-gaap_GrossProfit 8,793us-gaap_GrossProfit 8,176us-gaap_GrossProfit 7,630us-gaap_GrossProfit 32,810us-gaap_GrossProfit 32,691us-gaap_GrossProfit
Operating income (loss) 678us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 830us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 1,686us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 868us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 1,502us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 881us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 145us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 2,551us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 3,396us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
AAP                  
Variable Interest Entity, Classification of Carrying Amount, Assets                  
Current assets       1,099us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
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      912us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
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1,099us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
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Property and equipment, net       8,713us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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      8,775us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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8,713us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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Other assets       137us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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      127us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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137us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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Total       9,949us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
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      9,814us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
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9,949us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
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Liabilities                  
Accounts payable       861us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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      923us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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861us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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Accrued expenses       202us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
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      199us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
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202us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
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Current maturities of long-term debt obligations       797us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
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      795us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
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797us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
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Long-term obligations, less current maturities       3,796us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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      3,737us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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3,796us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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Other liabilities       469us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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      289us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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469us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Total       6,125us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
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      5,943us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
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6,125us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
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Operating results of AAP                  
Revenues               11,137us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
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11,833us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
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Gross profit (loss)               2,461us-gaap_GrossProfit
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2,766us-gaap_GrossProfit
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Operating income (loss)               $ 334us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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$ 956us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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