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Commitments and Contingencies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies: Construction and Real Estate Commitments At December 26, 2015, the Company had no material commitments related to construction projects extending greater than twelve months. Letters of Credit At December 26, 2015, there were $48.7 million outstanding letters of credit under the 2011 Senior Credit Facility. Litigation The Company responded to a Request for Information from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 relating to certain recreational vehicles and non-road spark ignition engines sold by the Company. In the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Environmental Enforcement Section of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), on behalf of the EPA, informed the Company that it believed the Company had violated the Clean Air Act by importing or causing the importation of certain engines that were noncompliant. The products at issue were purchased by the Company pursuant to agreements with vendors under which the vendors represented that their products complied with all the applicable laws and regulations and under which the vendors agreed to indemnify the Company for any liabilities or costs relating to, among other matters, the noncompliance or alleged noncompliance of their products. The Company notified these vendors of the EPA’s position and worked with these vendors to provide additional information to the DOJ and EPA regarding the alleged violations. As a result of this process, the Company and its vendors provided evidence that many of the products identified by the DOJ and EPA in early 2011 were, in fact, in compliance with the Clean Air Act and that most of the remaining issues related to products purchased from one vendor. The vendor of these products and the Company engaged in settlement discussions with the DOJ and EPA that resulted in the settlement of the matter. A consent decree reflecting the terms of the settlement was filed with the United States District Court in Washington, D.C. on September 30, 2015. Under the settlement, the Company agreed to implement a formal compliance program for the small-engine products purchased by the Company for resale to its customers. The Company also agreed to pay a civil penalty, most of which was reimbursed by the vendor who sold the small-engine products at issue to the Company. In addition, the Company agreed to sponsor an emissions offset program that will result in the replacement of 22 older wood-burning stoves with EPA-certified wood-burning stoves. The settlement was approved by the court on January 19, 2016. The civil penalty did not differ materially from the amount accrued. The cost of the settlement and the compliance and emission offset program will not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company is also involved in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes that any estimated loss related to such matters has been adequately provided in accrued liabilities to the extent probable and reasonably estimable. Accordingly, the Company currently expects these matters will be resolved without material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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