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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):

 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Current tax expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
225,253

 
$
211,383

 
$
175,039

State
17,419

 
25,133

 
19,129

Total current
242,672

 
236,516

 
194,168

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
 
 
 

 
 

Federal
(7,017
)
 
(14,493
)
 
(5,341
)
State
1,567

 
(5,321
)
 
(2,968
)
Total deferred
(5,450
)
 
(19,814
)
 
(8,309
)
Total provision
$
237,222

 
$
216,702

 
$
185,859

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):
 
2015
 
2014
Current tax assets:
 
 
 
Inventory valuation
$
18,147

 
$
16,602

Accrued employee benefit costs
21,368

 
18,770

Accrued sales tax audit reserve
2,316

 
2,053

Other
10,369

 
11,585

 
52,200

 
49,010

Current tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Inventory basis difference
(3,497
)
 
(4,657
)
Prepaid expenses
(2,108
)
 
(2,109
)
Other
(625
)
 
(1,282
)
 
(6,230
)
 
(8,048
)
Net current tax asset
$
45,970

 
$
40,962

 
 
 
 
Non-current tax assets:
 

 
 

Rent expenses in excess of cash payments required
29,179

 
27,166

Deferred compensation
20,125

 
17,956

Workers compensation insurance
7,233

 
6,989

General liability insurance
3,141

 
2,741

Lease exit obligations
2,378

 
2,437

Income tax credits
825

 
2,205

Accrued sales tax audit reserve
2,505

 
2,085

Other
3,274

 
3,745

 
68,660

 
65,324

Non-current tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Depreciation
(55,805
)
 
(52,626
)
Other
(3,631
)
 
(3,916
)
 
(59,436
)
 
(56,542
)
Net non-current tax asset
$
9,224

 
$
8,782

 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax asset
$
55,194

 
$
49,744

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):
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Tax provision at statutory rate
$
226,666

 
$
205,656

 
$
179,933

Tax effect of:
 
 
 
 
 

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits
12,341

 
12,878

 
10,505

Permanent differences
(1,785
)
 
(1,832
)
 
(4,579
)
 
$
237,222

 
$
216,702

 
$
185,859

Reconciliation of gross unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending gross amount of unrecognized tax positions (exclusive of interest and penalties) is as follows (in thousands):
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Balance at beginning of year
$
3,500

 
$
2,482

 
$
5,898

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
869

 
1,104

 
741

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 
280

 

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(1,447
)
 
(366
)
 
(3,937
)
Reductions due to audit results

 

 
(220
)
Balance at end of year
$
2,922

 
$
3,500

 
$
2,482