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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
Fiscal Year
 202120202019
Current tax expense:   
Federal$221,152 $211,228 $128,490 
State34,238 38,511 25,091 
Total current255,390 249,739 153,581 
Deferred tax expense/(benefit):
Federal24,303 (21,997)11,770 
State3,281 (8,553)(4,328)
Total deferred27,584 (30,550)7,442 
Total provision$282,974 $219,189 $161,023 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 December 25, 2021December 26, 2020
Tax assets:  
Inventory valuation$23,365 $20,539 
Accrued employee benefits costs36,810 44,625 
Nondeductible reserves7,099 5,967 
Finance lease liabilities8,958 8,595 
Operating lease liabilities740,478 645,719 
Deferred compensation12,201 12,289 
Workers' compensation insurance14,271 11,804 
General liability insurance9,402 7,346 
Income tax credits7,986 8,744 
Amortization7,803 7,269 
Other12,799 10,746 
 881,172 783,643 
Tax liabilities: 
Finance lease assets(7,797)(7,584)
Operating lease right-of-use assets(702,197)(612,658)
Depreciation(161,137)(124,280)
Other(7,604)(7,535)
 (878,735)(752,057)
Net deferred tax asset$2,437 $31,586 
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):
Fiscal Year
 202120202019
Tax provision at statutory rate$268,819 $203,311 $151,909 
Tax effect of:
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits36,116 27,642 19,722 
Tax credits, net of federal tax benefits(13,157)(8,828)(7,768)
Share-based compensation programs(13,368)(9,303)(4,484)
Other4,564 6,367 1,644 
Total income tax expense$282,974 $219,189 $161,023 
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):
Fiscal Year
 202120202019
Balance at beginning of year$3,236 $2,760 $2,451 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year927 816 650 
Additions for tax positions of prior years51 32 59 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(465)(372)(400)
Balance at end of year$3,749 $3,236 $2,760