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INCENTIVE COMPENSATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 25, 2016
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Awards | The following awards were outstanding during 2016:
Award Type |  | Benefit Plan |  | Awards Granted |  | Grant Date |  | Grant Date Fair Value per Award(a) |  | Vesting Condition |  | Vesting Date |  | Estimated Forfeiture Rate |  | Awards Forfeited to Date |  | Settlement Method
RSU |  | LTIP |  | 449,217 |  |  | 02/19/2014 |  | $ | 16.70 |  |  | Service |  | 12/31/2016 |  | 13.49 | % |  | 86,458 |  |  | Stock
RSU |  | LTIP |  | 223,701 |  |  | 03/03/2014 |  | 17.18 |  |  | Performance / Service |  | 12/31/2017 |  | 12.34 | % |  | 55,516 |  |  | Stock
DER | (b) | LTIP |  | 45,961 |  |  | 02/11/2015 |  | 25.87 |  |  | Performance / Service |  | 12/31/2017 |  | 12.34 | % |  | — |  |  | Stock
RSU |  | LTIP |  | 158,226 |  |  | 02/26/2015 |  | 27.51 |  |  | Performance / Service |  | 12/31/2018 |  | (c) |  |  | 158,226 |  |  | Stock
RSU |  | LTIP |  | 251,136 |  |  | 03/30/2016 |  | 25.36 |  |  | Performance / Service |  | 12/31/2019 |  | (d) |  |  | — |  |  | Stock
DER | (b) | LTIP |  | 74,535 |  |  | 10/13/2016 |  | 20.93 |  |  | Service |  | 12/31/2016 |  | 13.49 | % |  | — |  |  | Stock
(a) | The fair value of each RSA and RSU granted or vested represents the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the respective grant date or vesting date.
(b) | On February 17, 2015, the Company paid a special cash dividend to stockholders of record as of January 30, 2015 totaling $5.77 per share. On January 27, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors agreed to grant Dividend Equivalent Rights (“DERs”) in the form of RSUs to reflect an additional $5.77 in value for each outstanding RSU.
(c) | Performance conditions associated with these awards were not satisfied. Therefore, 100% of the awards were forfeited.
(d) | The estimated forfeiture rate for these awards will be set if or when performance conditions associated with the awards are satisfied.
Schedule of Compensation Cost and Income Tax Benefit | Compensation costs and the income tax benefit recognized for our share-based compensation arrangements are included below:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Share-based compensation cost: |  |  |  |  |
Cost of goods sold | $ | 770 |  |  | $ | 596 |  |  | $ | 395 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 5,332 |  |  | 2,379 |  |  | 4,533 |
Total | $ | 6,102 |  |  | $ | 2,975 |  |  | $ | 4,928 |
Income tax benefit | $ | 1,858 |  |  | $ | 868 |  |  | $ | 1,326 |
Schedule of RSA and RSU Activity | The Company’s RSA and RSU activity is included below:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| Number |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | Number |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | Number |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
| (In thousands, except weighted average fair values)
RSAs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at beginning of year | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 30 |  |  | $ | 8.72 |  |  | 203 |  |  | $ | 6.59 |
Granted | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Vested | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (173 | ) |  | 6.62 |
Forfeited | — |  |  | — |  |  | (30 | ) |  | 8.72 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Outstanding at end of year | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 30 |  |  | $ | 8.72 |
RSUs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at beginning of year | 774 |  |  | $ | 18.78 |  |  | 1,120 |  |  | $ | 11.97 |  |  | 729 |  |  | $ | 8.81 |
Granted | 325 |  |  | 24.35 |  |  | 428 |  |  | 21.00 |  |  | 463 |  |  | 16.70 |
Vested | — |  |  | — |  |  | (671 | ) |  | 8.81 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Forfeited | (193 | ) |  | 24.51 |  |  | (103 | ) |  | 18.90 |  |  | (72 | ) |  | 10.34 |
Outstanding at end of year | 906 |  |  | $ | 20.00 |  |  | 774 |  |  | $ | 18.78 |  |  | 1,120 |  |  | $ | 11.97 |

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