XML 55 R37.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.25.0.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
Fiscal Year
 202420232022
Current tax expense:   
Federal$292,895 $270,024 $225,565 
State39,133 45,093 41,748 
Total current332,028 315,117 267,313 
Deferred tax expense/(benefit):
Federal(14,264)12,000 50,833 
State(6,064)(1,941)(2,548)
Total deferred(20,328)10,059 48,285 
Total provision$311,700 $325,176 $315,598 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 December 28, 2024December 30, 2023
Tax assets:  
Inventory valuation$36,312 $35,076 
Accrued employee benefits costs19,409 17,461 
Operating lease liabilities875,226 812,357 
Deferred compensation14,218 15,308 
Workers' compensation insurance16,715 15,632 
Income tax credits20,230 14,075 
Amortization22,424 16,551 
Depreciation21,774 23,477 
Other50,133 51,816 
 1,076,441 1,001,753 
Tax liabilities: 
Operating lease right-of-use assets(836,610)(773,433)
Depreciation(219,856)(229,751)
Other(25,467)(26,664)
 (1,081,933)(1,029,848)
Net deferred tax liability$(5,492)$(28,095)
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
 202420232022
Tax provision at statutory rate$296,717 $300,804 $294,905 
Tax effect of:
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits31,656 41,757 41,235 
Tax credits, net of federal tax benefits(12,677)(10,709)(15,616)
Share-based compensation programs(8,648)(10,442)(9,025)
Other4,652 3,766 4,099 
Total income tax expense$311,700 $325,176 $315,598 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
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
 202420232022
Balance at beginning of year$9,265 $5,362 $3,749 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year1,698 2,211 1,359 
Additions for tax positions of prior years116 2,038 760 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(1,771)(346)(506)
Balance at end of year$9,308 $9,265 $5,362