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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
Fiscal Year
 202220212020
Current tax expense:   
Federal$225,565 $221,152 $211,228 
State41,748 34,238 38,511 
Total current267,313 255,390 249,739 
Deferred tax expense/(benefit):
Federal50,833 24,303 (21,997)
State(2,548)3,281 (8,553)
Total deferred48,285 27,584 (30,550)
Total provision$315,598 $282,974 $219,189 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 December 31, 2022December 25, 2021
Tax assets:  
Inventory valuation$30,599 $23,365 
Accrued employee benefits costs24,544 36,810 
Nondeductible reserves8,259 7,099 
Finance lease liabilities9,531 8,958 
Operating lease liabilities763,729 740,478 
Deferred compensation13,459 12,201 
Workers' compensation insurance14,667 14,271 
General liability insurance11,142 9,402 
Income tax credits13,131 7,986 
Amortization23,496 7,803 
Depreciation19,322 — 
Other12,452 12,799 
 944,331 881,172 
Tax liabilities: 
Finance lease assets(8,113)(7,797)
Operating lease right-of-use assets(723,688)(702,197)
Depreciation(231,191)(161,137)
Other(12,114)(7,604)
 (975,106)(878,735)
Net deferred tax (liability) / asset$(30,775)$2,437 
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
 202220212020
Tax provision at statutory rate$294,905 $268,819 $203,311 
Tax effect of:
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits41,235 36,116 27,642 
Tax credits, net of federal tax benefits(15,616)(13,157)(8,828)
Share-based compensation programs(9,025)(13,368)(9,303)
Other4,099 4,564 6,367 
Total income tax expense$315,598 $282,974 $219,189 
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
 202220212020
Balance at beginning of year$3,749 $3,236 $2,760 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year1,359 927 816 
Additions for tax positions of prior years760 51 32 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(506)(465)(372)
Balance at end of year$5,362 $3,749 $3,236