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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):

 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Current tax expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
175,039

 
$
165,519

 
$
112,142

State
19,129

 
20,342

 
13,878

Total current
194,168

 
185,861

 
126,020

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
(5,341
)
 
(20,857
)
 
3,220

State
(2,968
)
 
(5,724
)
 
(1,364
)
Total deferred
(8,309
)
 
(26,581
)
 
1,856

Total provision
$
185,859

 
$
159,280

 
$
127,876

Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
Current tax assets:
 
 
 
Inventory valuation
$
12,133

 
$
11,981

Accrued employee benefit costs
23,184

 
27,636

Accrued sales taxes
1,905

 
3,564

Other
10,388

 
8,439

 
47,610

 
51,620

Current tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Inventory basis difference
(14,470
)
 
(26,182
)
Prepaid expenses
(2,100
)
 
(1,541
)
Other
(1,202
)
 
(799
)
 
(17,772
)
 
(28,522
)
Net current tax asset
$
29,838

 
$
23,098

 
 
 
 
Non-current tax assets:
 

 
 

Capital lease obligation basis difference
$
987

 
$
1,001

Rent expenses in excess of cash payments required
25,229

 
25,263

Deferred compensation
16,394

 
17,970

Workers compensation insurance
5,734

 

Other
6,923

 
4,574

Valuation allowance

 
(862
)
 
55,267

 
47,946

Non-current tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Depreciation
(51,547
)
 
(47,219
)
Capital lease assets basis difference
(489
)
 
(511
)
Other
(3,139
)
 
(1,693
)
 
(55,175
)
 
(49,423
)
Net non-current tax asset (liability)
$
92

 
$
(1,477
)
 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax asset
$
29,930

 
$
21,621

Reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amounts computed at the federal statutory rate
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amounts computed at the federal statutory rate is as follows (in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Tax provision at statutory rate
$
179,933

 
$
152,508

 
$
122,715

Tax effect of:
 
 
 

 
 

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits
10,505

 
9,502

 
8,134

Permanent differences
(4,579
)
 
(2,730
)
 
(2,973
)
 
$
185,859

 
$
159,280

 
$
127,876

Reconciliation of gross unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits (exclusive of interest and penalties) is as follows (in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Balance at beginning of year
$
5,898

 
$
5,774

 
$
4,801

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
741

 
1,358

 
1,611

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(3,937
)
 
(1,234
)
 
(638
)
Reductions due to audit results
(220
)
 

 

Balance at end of year
$
2,482

 
$
5,898

 
$
5,774