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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
Fiscal Year
 202320222021
Current tax expense:   
Federal$270,024 $225,565 $221,152 
State45,093 41,748 34,238 
Total current315,117 267,313 255,390 
Deferred tax expense/(benefit):
Federal12,000 50,833 24,303 
State(1,941)(2,548)3,281 
Total deferred10,059 48,285 27,584 
Total provision$325,176 $315,598 $282,974 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 December 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Tax assets:  
Inventory valuation$35,076 $30,599 
Accrued employee benefits costs17,461 24,544 
Operating lease liabilities812,357 763,729 
Deferred compensation15,308 13,459 
Workers' compensation insurance15,632 14,667 
Income tax credits14,075 13,131 
Amortization16,551 23,496 
Depreciation23,477 19,322 
Other51,816 41,384 
 1,001,753 944,331 
Tax liabilities: 
Finance lease assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets(773,433)(723,688)
Depreciation(229,751)(231,191)
Other(26,664)(20,227)
 (1,029,848)(975,106)
Net deferred tax liability$(28,095)$(30,775)
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
 202320222021
Tax provision at statutory rate$300,804 $294,905 $268,819 
Tax effect of:
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits41,757 41,235 36,116 
Tax credits, net of federal tax benefits(10,709)(15,616)(13,157)
Share-based compensation programs(10,442)(9,025)(13,368)
Other3,766 4,099 4,564 
Total income tax expense$325,176 $315,598 $282,974 
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
 202320222021
Balance at beginning of year$5,362 $3,749 $3,236 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year2,211 1,359 927 
Additions for tax positions of prior years2,038 760 51 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(346)(506)(465)
Balance at end of year$9,265 $5,362 $3,749